In defence of 14-year-old girls
So it was that MP Charlie Angus, the NDP’s self-appointed guardian of civility, has declared that Twitter has “turned us all into 14-year-olds in a cafeteria” where “verybody gets to…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, June 27, 2012: War on drugs ‘unsustainable,’ ex-justice Louise Arbour says Unified Family Court’s 35th Anniversary –…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, June 26, 2012: CRA claims priority on holdback; case tests Ontario construction lien system – Daily Commercial…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, June 25, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines you may have missed over the weekend, from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, June 25, 2012: Judge upholds Indiana Facebook ban for sex…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, June 22, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, June 22, 2012: CBC: Karla Homolka a mom of 3 living in Caribbean, ebook says Magnotta to…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, June 21, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, June 21, 2012: Scales of Justice: Obesity & Child Custody California ethics opinion warns lawyers that boastful…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, June 20, 2012: Liberia’s Taylor to appeal war crimes conviction Luka Magnotta pleads not guilty in body…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, June 19, 2012: Luka Magnotta to appear in Montreal courthouse Suspect in dismemberment killing arrives in Canada…
What’s Old is Two Faced Again
Made In Canada hypocrisy. There’s nothing more Canadian than the Conservative Party serving up the opposite of what it said it would do earlier. You can set your watch to…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, June 18, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter on this humid day in Toronto! John McCain Calls US Supreme Court ‘Uniformed, Arrogant, Naive’ for Citizens United Bill…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, June 15, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, June 15, 2012: Top 50 Law Professors on Twitter Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act…
Budget Bill C-38: Canadian MPs, Citizens, Tweet Their Frustrations
For an incredible 24 hours, Canadian opposition MPs held up the passage of Stephen Harper and the Conservative government’s draconian budget Bill C-38. They forced votes on more than 800…
Eye of Scheer over Peace Tower of Sauron #LordOfTheBills
What’s going on inside the House of Commons today is no laughing matter. In fact, Minister Tony Clement told me that if I don’t like his joking about the step…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, June 14, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, June 14, 2012: Law Society’s Innovative Website Helps Parents and Children Involved in a Family Breakdown Judge:…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday June 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday June 13, 2012: Ontario doctors take province to court over fees Fight over Quebec protest law goes…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday June 12, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, June 12, 2012: Greek politician who assaulted rivals on TV sues for defamation Apple announces iOS 6:…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, June 11, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, June 11, 2012: Estate Planning for Law Practices Flame virus wiped from computers by suicide command Lawyer…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, June 08, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, June 08, 2012: NY court: HIV-infected man’s saliva not a weapon Lawyers dismiss UN criticism of Canada…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, June 07, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, June 07, 2012: University of Windsor Law Prof Finds Self-Represented Litigants Going Through “Real Trauma” Judge grants…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, June 06, 2012: Lawyer/Novelist Morley Torgov hasn’t quit his day job yet Sperm donation laws on trial…