Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, May 28, 2012: Facebook defamation case heard by the Supreme Court of Canada Spain: Doctor ordered to pay child support after botching abortion Law meant to stifle demonstrations buoys Quebec’s student protesters Students challenge Quebec protest law
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ChitChat; Twitter and CVAF
Friday night I spent at Beer Bros with the best sort of party companions: Tweeters! Far from having their noses and thumbs buried in their phones, these Tweeters are social sorts, looking to meet new people and practice their wit in a real-world environment, off the online-record. To practice my
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 25, 2012: LSUC Interim Report on Articling Toronto man who staged car collisions in an insurance fraud is sent to prison NY Times Op-Ed on Quebec’s Repressive Bill 78: Our Not-So-Friendly Northern Neighbor TheStar Hundreds arrested
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 24, 2012: The Rush For The Exits Doomed Facebook’s Stock – Forbes Contracting for a cloud computing deal? Retired Justice Stevens Hits ‘Misleading’ Parts of Bush v. Gore, Suggests Extension of Rationale Edwards jury still out
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 23, 2012: Best Law Firm Websites of 2012 (Vote for #1) Investors Sue Nasdaq Over Facebook IPO Glitches California lawmakers decry ‘shameful’ federal assault on medical marijuana How much federal work do you have to do
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 22, 2012: Conrad Black on freedom….and on the record Gloria Allred sued over Travolta accusers Microsoft launches a ‘social search’ network DIY Divorce Trend Continues, Record Number of UD Litigants Handling Own Divorces during Q1 2012
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 18, 2012: More Than Half of Employment Bias Plaintiffs in Amer. Bar Foundation Study Deemed Their Lawyers Incompetent U.S. Sets New Rules to Stem Prison Rape: “If you… put them in prison, you have to keep
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 17, 2012: Closing arguments set in Edwards trial NY Times Details Missteps In Trayvon Martin Shooting Investigation California sisters sue child welfare agencies, police for failing to detect, stop father’s sexual abuse Drivers fight 407 ETR’s
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 16, 2012: Ontario police watchdog to release G20 summit report Travolta accuser drops suit Web-Based Dispute Resolution Systems Gain Traction (“ODR”) Rhode Island governor signs order recognizing same-sex marriages Karlheinz Schreiber release order put on hold
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 15, 2012: Law blocks dental professionals from treating spouses LegalZoom to go public; plans include creating a network of lawyers to dispense legal advice Supreme Court of Canada to consider use of sniffer dogs to find
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, May 14, 2012: The laws of employee leaves – Canadian HR Reporter (blog) Lights, Camera… Judgment! — Slaw (@omarharedeye) Toronto Mayor Rob Ford wants to scrap 5-cent plastic bag fee NC Lawyer Is Suspended Amid Allegations He
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 11, 2012: Advocate Daily – Paralegal fights for equal rights in Ontario Court of Justice Cyber-spies will target smartphones, tablets: CSIS report Ontario NDP want chain restaurants to post calories Canada’s top court to hear Facebook
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Tories on Twitter act like twits. Then they complain in the House of Assembly that other people are misbehaving. Yes, they are hypocrites. To understand the ruckus in the House of Assembly on Wednesday over something one member said about another on Twitter, you can find the official record of
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 9, 2012: Ontario court denies bid to use new summary judgment rules to determine “catastrophic impairment” Obama endorses same-sex marriage Police find ‘no evidence’ to charge reporter over confrontation with Mayor Rob Ford Sarkozy’s Next Adventure: Law
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 8, 2012: The Dirt: Mitch Kowalski offers entertaining insight on the future of law Legal Aid Ontario paper hints at transformation of clinic system Iraq court dismisses charges against former US detainee Google violated Oracle copyright,
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We hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather we had this weekend! Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter that you may have missed: Law & Ethics in the Age of Technology with @wiselaw @mekowalski @omarharedeye @bobtarantino – Earn 2 CPD credits! Tonight’s the Night! Toronto Law Blogger/Tweeter Meetup – 7:00 pm
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You’d think that someone who approves laws, including this amendment to the Highway Traffic Act in 2010, would understand what the words mean: Cellular telephones and other communication devices 176.1 (1) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle on a highway while holding, or using a hand-held wireless communication
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 4, 2012 (May the 4th be with you!): lawTechCamp Toronto – May 12, 2012 – Schedule 2012 via @lawTechCamp Veterans honoured on new $20 polymer bank note Student forgotten in cell by DEA files $20 million torture lawsuit
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 3, 2012: Canadian Judicial Council inquiry into Madame Justice Lori Douglas sex complaint: May 17 at Winnipeg (CBC) Manhattan Prosecutors Focus on Pimps Instead of Prostitutes Wrongful dismissal damages: full compensation or double recovery – Supreme
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: 5 Years For Good Behaviour
Will the NDP live up to its latest promise? So far, Elizabeth May (who was oddly omitted from this story even though she pioneered the modern foray into non-House-heckling) has made due with venting on Twitter, rather than interrupting proceedings in the House of Commons with witty rejoinders to the
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