Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 22, 2012: All are invited: Toronto Law Blogger/Tweeter Meetup – Tuesday October 23, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., Beer Bistro,18 King Street East 10-year-old Maine girl accused of causing infant’s death due in court on manslaughter charge
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Geoff Campbell: Best Buy/@BBYCEO and CEO Secession Planning
@BBYCEO, when it was controlled by former CEO Brian Dunn [PRL 614 Assignment Post] When Brian Dunn resigned as CEO of Best Buy, he switched his Twitter name from @BBYCEO to @briandunn, taking all of his followers with him. Over the years Dunn had grown his numbers by directly engaging
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, October 19, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 19, 2012: Making legal education more practical while containing costs Video: Jon Stewart Challenges Obama On Libya Response In Wide-Ranging Daily Show Interview | Mediate Termination for Offensive Remarks – From 9/11 to Amanda Todd As BlackBerry
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 18, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 18, 2012: Apple Loses Tablet Copyright Appeal Against Samsung U.S. court ruling casts doubt on Omar Khadr’s war crimes DC Comics wins fight over Superman copyrights Decision-Makers Punish Employers For Egregious Conduct – Employment and HR
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 17, 2012: Lawyer Reprimanded for Continued Use of Westlaw After Leaving Prosecutor Job Outsourcing company pays $25-million for U.K. insurance law firm Dominique Strauss-Kahn seeks damages over publication of photos with his girlfriend Articling in Ontario
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, October 16, 2012: Always play nice in the sandbox – Lawyers Weekly Make the Most of Trial Graphics 9/11 pre-trial hearings begin for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others B.C. Court of Appeal Launches E-Filing Lawyers Weekly
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Anonymous Dumps Wikileaks [VIDEO]
Hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has severed ties with long-time ally WikiLeaks. Anonymous announced the divorce via a tweet, and said the Julian Assange-controlled whistle-blowing website had become a one man “Julian Assange show”. The tweet: “The end of an era. We unfollowed @Wikileaks and withdraw our support. It was an awesome idea ruined by Egos.
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, October 15, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 15, 2012: Employer liability in the administration of benefit plans in Canada – Lexology Ontario Human Rights Tribunal finds sexist blog post about manager to be protected under union speech New Post: When Nice Lawyers Get
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, October 12, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 12, 2012: New BC Limitation Act to Come Into Effect on June 1, 2013 Lance Armstrong’s doctor could face criminal charges Fort Hood suspect’s beard case at appeals court Qur’an-burning Florida pastor Terry Jones denied entry
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 11, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 11, 2012: HIV ruling was a blow to public health Top court decision on HIV disclosure will be major issue in Ottawa attempted murder trial: Lawyer Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Tables 2011-2012 Annual Report on Privacy Act
Continue readingPop The Stack: Could the Liberal Party Become The Open Party?
Here’s a short survey from the Liberal Party on foreign ownership rules for natural resources. There are two interesting things about this. First, foreign ownership of our natural resources, especially by state corporations of other nations, is an important issue Canadians need to talk about more. I’m not especially knowledgable
Continue readingPop The Stack: Could the Liberal Party Become The Open Party?
Here’s a short survey from the Liberal Party on foreign ownership rules for natural resources. There are two interesting things about this. First, foreign ownership of our natural resources, especially by state corporations of other nations, is an important issue Canadians need to talk about more. I’m not especially knowledgable
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 10, 2012: US Suit Accuses Wells Fargo of ‘Reckless Trifecta’ in FHA-Insured Mortgages Judge Tosses Fired Employee’s Computer Hacking Claim over Takeover of Her LinkedIn Account Russia court frees 1 of 3 jailed punk band members
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, October 9, 2012
We hope that all of our readers had a lovely long weekend! Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, October 9, 2012: Colleagues near burnout, warns retiring Ontario Associate Chief Justice Cunningham Sri Lanka protests over attack on Judge Julian Assange supporters ordered to
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 4, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday October 4, 2012: Three Reasons Romney Lost the Debate Assange supporters plea to keep £140,000 in bail money VA sued after veteran’s penis amputation US federal appeals court extends stay on order blocking indefinite detention law Warman vs.
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday October 3, 2012: Supreme Court of Canada to tackle case that questions definition of “child” before birth Pope’s butler takes stand in ‘Vatileaks’ trial French Drop Alleged Strauss-Kahn Rape Case NY files lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase for securities
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, October 2, 2012: 5 questions about the future of Omar Khadr Ontario Court jails man twice for contempt of same order after refusals to answer questions at Examination Russia court delays appeal hearing for feminist activists,”Pussy Riot”
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, October 1, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 1, 2012: California Bans Therapies to ‘Cure’ Gay Minors Romney Campaign Memo Urging Return to Use of Enhanced Interrogation Québec Ct of Appeal: no duty to disclose unfounded allegations of dishonest conduct to potential employer Khadr
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, September 28, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 28, 2012: Motion on when life begins splits Conservative caucus Doctors fight scope of inquest into Ontario prison death of teenager Ashley Smith Suit against Travolta dismissed Arkansas Supreme Court clears way for medical marijuana ballot
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: Site Counts Homophobic Tweets
Students and researchers at the University of Alberta have created a website that counts homophobic slurs on Twitter in real time. It’s both amazingly awesome and a little depressing, but makes me pretty happy to be a U of A alumni. Check it out.
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