Top #CPC staffer pokes fun at law students for caring about Charter rights. http://bit.ly/beJvnc Those bleeding hearts... #cdnpoli

@Adam_Giambrone's YouTube video sparks controversy. http://bit.ly/bwdik0 #VoteTO

So, killing an abortion doc who allegedly kills unborn babies is still 1st degree murder. http://bit.ly/dbSAjP (Vigilantism doesn't pay)

Last time you had a surgery in Canada, a group of med students probably did a gynecological exam while you were under. http://bit.ly/cdYqX8

Her Majesty the Queen and F. A. G. (2010), involving several sexual offences. http://bit.ly/drhwNm

SCC: Canadian officials violated #Khadr's s. 7 rights http://bit.ly/9Qj4Xn But cannot order #Harper to budge. Decision: http://bit.ly/bgn2YN

Online Reputation Management for Generation Y. http://bit.ly/9lK5nt Using these tools can only help your chances, not hinder them. #repmgt

How rating sites like can ruin your business. http://bit.ly/aVjAvy #repmgt If 1/100 families unsatisfied, he can write 100 neg comments

Scot fined for blowing nose while driving. http://bit.ly/cAwcSG And you thought Ont laws were getting ridiculous.

Two women in China fired for not drinking alcohol at the company party. http://bit.ly/cftjIO

New US banking laws unlikely to affect Canadian banks. http://bit.ly/aVOWo1

Yes Men prank #Harper. http://bit.ly/coSqO3 [Vid]: http://bit.ly/dDkWyH #cdnpoli #cpc #lpc

#CPC links to the right-wing US groups. http://bit.ly/cyE2IY Yes, these guys are just an extension of Bushism into Canada. #cdnpoli

tesing

How to catch an #iPhone thief. http://bit.ly/biLufh via @http://bit.ly/biLufh

"Abolish the Senate instead of trying to reform it" http://bit.ly/9xhztX Personally, I like sober first and second thought; keep them both.

Future of WestLaw (exclusive). http://bit.ly/cC9lRZ

#LPC and #CPC still tied. http://bit.ly/cWQRHa #cdnpoli "evidence is that there has been a significant shift."

Full text of the #Obama speech: http://bit.ly/aJ187h

#Obama: I didn't take on #healthcare because it was good politics, but because of stories about those without coverage. http://bit.ly/95Z8Ji

Obama: I have never been more hopeful about America's future than I am tonight.
http://bit.ly/aExxe3

A summer #law job - blogging about SCOTUS. http://bit.ly/9OyMuE via @aellislegal #lawschool

Why Online Reputation Management is important: http://bit.ly/b0XBv9 70% hiring managers in US reject candidate on this basis alone. #repmgt

#CPC paid #Mulroney’s $2 million legal fees – but won’t pay #Colvin’s http://bit.ly/cs8MDF #LPC #cdnpoli What do they have to hide?

"Rethink Afghanistan" swarms White House FB page in attempt to use social media to influence policy. http://bit.ly/bTK6kX

"[If gay marriage is allowed] then pedophiles would have to be allowed to marry 6-7-8 year olds." http://bit.ly/bTRNi4 Real ad for #Prop8

"They are ruthless. They are fearless. They are breaking the law." http://bit.ly/bSOvfK These scary criminals are - jaywalking in Toronto!

UK Supreme Court quashes 'draconian' order to freeze the assets imposed without the approval of Parliament. http://bit.ly/cTaedY

The dangers of misusing medical radiation. http://bit.ly/a3WOI1 And why we don't necessarily need more cameras, shorter wait times.

#ProTip: It's still an attempted rape, even if you get the gender of the victim wrong. http://bit.ly/8YD0YU

Just because Jell-O isn't liquid, doesn't mean it's not a beverage. http://bit.ly/4Usy3S

Law Commission of Ontario has e-learning activities. http://bit.ly/82tt3Y

McQuaig: Nothing could be less populist than the right's agenda – which reached its zenith under George W. Bush http://bit.ly/8V6aaY

Judicial activism is a 2-way street. http://bit.ly/75dsA6 Unfortunately, the right lane is blocked.

The Social Media President is back. #Obama will be taking your questions online, and answering them, tonight at 9pm. http://bit.ly/6cdJDr

You know those security certificates? http://bit.ly/79r9bW Turns out you don't need to have any evidence against you for govt to use them.

TJ Burke, former AG of NB, singing "Pants on the Ground," in the Legislature. Really. http://bit.ly/8EjVFr #americanidol #wtf

'The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.' ~ William James #quote

The downside of #Google indexing all these books is that it looks like they want to charge us down the road for it. http://bit.ly/6Qq9Tm

Woman Uses #iPhone App to Get Pregnant; Britain’s very first “iPhone baby.” http://bit.ly/5Ik9A7 No, she didn't use it like _that_.

"On a hot Aug night in 2002, a dispute arose between 2 groups of young men over the theft of a young man’s gold chain." http://bit.ly/57kAtq

Authenticating Web Pages and Screenshots as Evidence http://bit.ly/4X8I7E

Grant v. Torstar; defence of responsible communication and implications for bloggers and users of other online media http://bit.ly/76T6Xi

"The 5 groups that experience the most discrimination in the workplace" http://bit.ly/7dmpKp This shouldn't be a surprise.

Ontario Legal Aid Boycott ends - finally. http://bit.ly/5Fe5Ys AG promises more money.

Can unions sue and be sued in Ontario, given s. 3(2) of the Rights of Labour Act? http://bit.ly/84etj0 Elaboration on previous post.

Imagine doing #lawschool in your pjs. Ok, some of you do that already. But imagine doing it in your pjs while at home! http://bit.ly/4C8DAx

Content is still King, even for lawyers scrambling their way to the top of a Google search. http://bit.ly/8wBcVP

Ivan Rand: First Rate Mind, Third Rate Temperament http://tinyurl.com/y9fq5mj #law Founding Dean of UWO #lawschool, former Justice of SCC

Can the Web save newspapers? http://bit.ly/5GIrCW hailed as a potential saviour; but no single solution

I won two CALI Excellence for the Future Awards. http://bit.ly/7GFmiD Based on highest grades in class during studies in #Israel. #lawschool

"After four years, it's Canada that has changed #Harper" http://bit.ly/8plmpb #cpc #cdnpoli Strayed from Fisc Con bkg

Liberal MP Bob Rae sings "Stephen Harper: He Prorogues" to the tune of "Let it Be" http://bit.ly/4PITuX #lpc #prorogue #cdnpoli

Toronto health inspector found guilty of trying to extort $1,400 from a couple who owned a bar in the city's northwest. http://bit.ly/6GFIyO

#Harper's decision to #prorogue cost taxpayers $50m. http://bit.ly/4ypXUz #cpc #lpc #ndp #cdnpoli

ONCA dismisses appeal in Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation v. Chiefs of Ontario http://bit.ly/58u5Hm (Profit sharing on Casino Rama)

"A man can smell when a woman is ovulating" http://bit.ly/7r74bH So that's what that smell is?

PTSD in veterans imaged with MEG. http://bit.ly/7KFLGU Objective criteria exists for diagnosis.

An LLM in Entrepreneurship. http://bit.ly/6NKKUf Two of them, actually. #lawschool

My letter on the Toronto 18 and media portrayals published in the Globe yesterday: http://bit.ly/6Hstvz

Announcing the first-ever legal gigolo in the US. http://bit.ly/6NsmUU Sorry, won't give up his seat for other men though.

Hatred towards #Jews, #Muslims linked. http://bit.ly/8tcopm Both groups should work more closely together to fight #discrimination.

Genuinely funny personal injury firm ad. http://bit.ly/7gNkK0

"Olfactory" provides risk on airplane, forcing it to land http://bit.ly/77zA3H (Or why enforcement, security officials aren't right for job)

What do you say to a recent law-school graduate? “A skinny double-shot latte to go, please.” http://bit.ly/8k3u1r [Economist]

Carpenters back Smitherman http://bit.ly/85n04S #VoteTO

Implications of last #Ekos poll would be 117 #LPC minority govt over 114 #CPC seats. http://bit.ly/8U2cri And those numbers just going up.

#CPC and #LPC tied: http://bit.ly/6Wr80r [CBC] See Ekos Poll here: http://bit.ly/53F1GQ [pdf]

Cornell launches a browser ext linking to legal resources. http://bit.ly/5Rqv1j (US only for now)

Cornell launches a browser app linking to legal resources. http://bit.ly/5Rqv1j (US only for now)

"Disaster Relief 2.0: Tech Tools Help Focus Haiti Resources"
http://bit.ly/53vHiy

When party in power drops 15 pts in 15d be assured of one thing - someone in charge just did something really stupid http://bit.ly/8sBmKh

Doomsday clock moves back a minute. http://bit.ly/7vGQXq And you said #Obama accomplished nothing. Diplomacy works!

Alb tar sands are US only choice left http://bit.ly/8Itiiq But might be disastrous for Canadian economy and mfg sector http://bit.ly/50EFEm

Health and medical research is a top Health Care priority for Canadians http://bit.ly/canadaspeaks via @vijaysappani

It's true. Between my genetic endowment, and #Facebook (or other platform with headshots) I really am unstoppable. http://bit.ly/5i5OtV

How these law firms got diversity. http://bit.ly/50j6KJ Focusing on other skills as well brought minorities to the top of the firm.

#Ignatieff: “The puppets are always there and they just change the little puppets, but the great leader is still there" http://bit.ly/4DF9Gd

Here is a message about Dumah,
Someone calls to me from Seir:
“Watchman, what is left of the night?"... “Morning is coming, but then night"

If you want to retire rich, you have to save; you have to spend less than you make. http://bit.ly/5Chm6N

#CPC support down to 17% in Que, #LPC up to 23% - and 43% among Anglophones http://bit.ly/8tHiLm The end of Cons tyranny is nigh... #cdnpoli

Sandvine will make the Internet "smarter" http://bit.ly/4TpZc9 [vid]

Could US, UK, Can be making drug trade in Afghanistan worse? http://bit.ly/8IRphn Remember the eradication in 2001? http://bit.ly/5kzfix

[strange] US military company inscribe rifle sights with Biblical verses http://bit.ly/85iRV6 Mikey Weinstein objects, but he's "not a Xian"

Faking your own rape might get you jailed. http://bit.ly/8TmrE4 Especially if the innocent person arrested is Mr. Cummings (real name).

U.S. to Haitians: Don't come here http://bit.ly/8bHwKm (Can we bring them to Canada instead?)

Study for the Bar Exam on Your iPhone http://bit.ly/8jXrGS CA only; probably not coming to Canada any time soon.

"Here is a government, from its head down, that practices ignorance-based public policy." http://bit.ly/7aSsLd #cpc #lpc #cdnpoli #ndp

3L Suspected in Philly Shooting http://bit.ly/7pD8RW (Why did he have to be Asian?)

If a suicidal woman is standing on the bridge, please don't request Van Halen's "Jump" on the radio. http://bit.ly/6S4TPS (Yes, she jumped).

Communication guidelines for journalists and managers in disasters. http://bit.ly/4yUnOK #Haiti

NYTimes moving to an online paid model. http://bit.ly/863SFS Please note, I will no longer be reading the NYTimes.

"#Ignatieff's new maxim: to thine own self be true" http://bit.ly/761CcK #cpc #lpc #cdnpoli #ndp

Insides of India’s legal outsourcing company more reminiscent of bridge of the Starship Enterprise than a law firm http://bit.ly/5vC8Bx

Huge bonuses make workers less productive. http://bit.ly/6eTrwP Irrational? Nobody said human beings were anything but.

Canadian rehab profs rebranding "concussions" as mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) to better convey seriousness http://bit.ly/5DqWsl

Avatar sales surpass that of Star Wars http://bit.ly/7xoWkg How is this possible? Or maybe ticket prices have risen in a couple decades.

An ancient English war-time propaganda poem about the French http://bit.ly/7TVcI6 And how Canada uses propaganda today http://bit.ly/71l2zJ

How #Google Ranks Tweets http://ow.ly/Xa50 via @MartinWaxman @Steveology Essential #SEO tips.

Preferential treatment of US citizens in #Haiti increases anti-American sentiment http://bit.ly/5bwuSA Accused of monopolizing resources

Israeli Defence Forces in Haiti. http://bit.ly/4GSXQg Militaries can do good too!

a warning to Canadian litigants, but our law is different on spoliation since Zubulake http://bit.ly/68q6qh

Using a Facebook ad to find a job. http://bit.ly/55jNZJ Sounds risky.

"Jewish girls are not free for the taking and must not become enslaved to Arab men.” http://bit.ly/6nQlV2 Tax-funded faith-based orgs @ work

SCC raised the bar of journalism. http://bit.ly/7ZBW2a Review of Grant v TorStar and Quan v Cusson by Kathy English.

Girls: fairy tale endings are a lie. http://bit.ly/5heOFG Figured someone would tell you that by now.

Spanish MP accuses FBI of sloppy work. http://bit.ly/8vfm8h Supposed reconstruction of Bin Ladin picture ripped off his face.

"law schools breed idealism; law firms realism" - anonymous articling student

Parminder Singh Saini rejected from admission to the bar. http://bit.ly/8B9GoB

CBA requests @MinJK expedite immigration applications for those from #Haiti http://bit.ly/5lAcp8 Canadian lawyers offering pro bono services

Why you should not give to World Vision when donating for aid http://bit.ly/52IbE0 In #Haiti or otherwise.

Social media works, even if your clients don't use social media. http://bit.ly/6lubiC

Harper's flame going out. http://bit.ly/8VY0ee #cpc #lpc #ndp #cdnpoli

Organic market sales soar. http://bit.ly/6biPeL

Three largest relief parties sent to Haiti in this order: US, Canada, Israel. http://bit.ly/8yE2aj Let's give credit where credit is due.

I was quoted in last month's issue of Lexpert Magazine. http://bit.ly/5u94Mt Read it here on @DavisLLP: http://bit.ly/6IGexN

“Kings are not bound to give an account of their actions, but to god alone”. - King Charles I.

#CPC slips in polls after #prorogue to a slim 1.6 lead http://bit.ly/6L61Oh Who would've thought Canadians would object? #lpc #cdnpoli #ndp

Ambassador of Haiti addresses Robert's "Pact with the Devil" accusations: http://bit.ly/7mGhpL

Pat Robertson: real reason for Haiti quake is country's pact with Satan http://bit.ly/72v3WF I really hope US isn't hit one day by disaster

The 6 place you (and me) waste our money http://bit.ly/727Iq7 Convenience Stores, phones, pop, bank fees, mags, credit cards

PSA law firms: performance decreases significantly with multiple all-nighters http://bit.ly/8n0hG8 Last I checked lawyers are still human

Hear Michael #Ignatieff speak on discrimination, racial profiling, and use of social media in politics http://bit.ly/5EJ5gJ #lpc #cdnpoli

RT @npmaven: RT @3rdSect: 10 hallmarks of high trust orgs: http://clicky.me/8wa Does your law firm fit these criteria?

Internet has become an economic and information battleground. But prevention still better than cure. http://bit.ly/6qJFV8 #repmgt

EuCtHR strikes down stop and search powers as violating human rights. http://bit.ly/6krezw

Mr. Rogers lied. U can't be anything u want. There is no perfect job. U are not really that special http://bit.ly/8si1D0 via @TheJuryExpert

Watson jumps ship too for Ottawa mayoral bid http://bit.ly/6sXyAk Now is probably a good time to be an Ont MP looking for a cabinet position

After expanding in the Gulf last year, is Blakes LLP prepping associates for arbitration opportunities in Bahrain? http://bit.ly/663SnV

A €20m "Google tax" in France? http://bit.ly/8lHc38 I knew Sarkozy is nuts, but he takes the French out of laissez-faire.

Opening statements by Katami on Prop 8: being pelted with rocks and eggs in university for being gay in the USA. http://bit.ly/5LJXaH

Dutch inquiry conclusively finds, no legal basis for US invasion of Iraq under intl law. http://bit.ly/6j23E6 Most of us knew that already.

#Harper gets a stern lecture http://bit.ly/5D3vM4 #Ignatieff promises to never silence dissent and shutter Parliament #cpc #lpc #cdnpoli

Stephen Harper - a clear and present danger to Canadian democracy. http://bit.ly/6GiHTr Maybe Obama should pull a pre-emptive regime change.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65CE)

The Revolution will Not be Televised, Yet. http://bit.ly/8FnN5e SCOTUS intervenes in Proposition 8 broadcast on YouTube.

For country prides itself on inclusiveness & diversity, Canadians doing poor job reflecting society in political ranks http://bit.ly/5jWl6L

New Paper on SSRN: My Emperor Has Clothes: Alternatively, He's Well Endowed.
http://bit.ly/7FZ7wJ (A response to Randal Graham)

Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. - Immanuel Kant #quote

Questing, it seems, is not all fun and games when on the run. http://bit.ly/7aJ664 Fugitive caught through WoW account.

Appeal of Proposition 8 (on same-sex marriage) starting tomorrow will be on YouTube. http://bit.ly/61Ew0L

The international strategy for eliminating terrorism has failed. A new strategy is needed. http://bit.ly/8fjqr8

Will this prorogation be the tipping point alerting Canadians to what they did not know before? http://bit.ly/5WfY4E (No). Wake up Canada!

Lonely judge on Facebook? Don't go poking the Defendant. http://bit.ly/6IDrmw

Better technology than body scanners exist to address privacy concerns and internal hazards. http://bit.ly/4y91ci But will we use it?

53 per cent of Canadians disagree with #Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament http://bit.ly/7TU0MK only 19% in favour #cdnpoli #cpc

How to come out of the closet in a big law firm. http://bit.ly/4SWlNh

Introducing Canada's minority dictatorship http://bit.ly/63Ew4Z #LPC #ROFT #CDNPoli #NDP No, not those kinds of minorities.

How to make a billion dollars with social media. http://bit.ly/6x3nPV (Case study of #Avatar)

“Blackwatergate”–Private Military Firm in Firestorm of Controversy http://bit.ly/4F4jcZ [vid]

Human Rights Watch: Lessons from Afghanistan for Yemen. http://bit.ly/6hR2zM

Health care regulators can use social media too. http://bit.ly/6hR2zM

Heading back to TO tonight.

Former Blackwater employees arrested for murder over incidents in Afghanistan. http://bit.ly/6RBiTY

Yemeni leaders reject American portrayal of their country. http://bit.ly/702tHH [Globe]

Polls show most Canadians are still liberal. http://bit.ly/7a11XH Give them better alternatives and they'll take it. #lpc #cpc #cdnpoli

Law school admissions in US lags among minorities, even as grades and LSATs go up. http://bit.ly/5ya954 (NYTimes)

What is a SOB? http://bit.ly/6SOkOn (legal commentary inside, really!)

If you graduated over a decade ago, a university shouldn't have a hard time evicting you from a dorm, right? http://bit.ly/7oXTvz (BC SC)

Is the public ready for Li ion battery powered cars? http://bit.ly/5YzIJs GM thinks Volt is the right thing to do.

That cell phone radiation? Might actually be good for you. http://bit.ly/5nHkxQ

That cell phone radiation? Might actually be good for you. http://bit.ly/5nHkxQ

L Carey: sheer numbers of migrants threaten the very DNA of our nation. Eugenics, it seems, did not die with the Nazis http://bit.ly/8wvDpY

R v Sussex Justices, Ex parte McCarthy [1924] "Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done."

Back to school again (finally).

John Tory will not run for mayor. http://bit.ly/4XNPDI

Canadian woman turned back from US border. http://bit.ly/69fgfw Can you guess why?

Ten years as top judge and she's still losing sleep: Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, http://tgam.ca/GI2

"Terrorism rehab: Fighting jihad with writing, art contests" http://bit.ly/8hGOKL Strategies that actually work, instead of making it worse.

"US-led troops dragged innocent children from their beds and shot them during a nighttime raid." http://bit.ly/6c7qkO [vid]

ON CA (R v Blake): Applying Grant provides same result as Collins test for admissibility of evidence for s. 24(2) http://bit.ly/6yRuu4

Review of pros/cons of #Google's #NexusOne: http://bit.ly/8svqOj [Mashable]

@pmharper prorogues our national security in the interest of partisan #cpc politics: http://bit.ly/5XSEh7 #cdnpoli Clarify scanner use plz.

"Passengers selected for secondary screenings..." sounds a lot less "voluntary" and a lot more arbitrary. http://bit.ly/8aaagW [vid]

Chantal Bernier: body scanners only for voluntary screenings after failing metal detectors, refusing physical http://bit.ly/8jdQbd We'll see

How to setup a #NexusOne phone in Canada http://bit.ly/8vmHEx (it's doable apparently).

Michael Ignatieff's speech on Harper's move to prorogue: http://bit.ly/6mqkD9 #cpc #lpc #ndp #bloc #cndpoli

Google revels their Nexus One phone: http://bit.ly/8WVUeP (not available in Canada)

US finally lifts ban on HIV+ persons entering from Canada after 22 years. http://bit.ly/8jbBdZ Meanwhile, border thickens in other ways.

When Acting Captain George Kirk of the USS Kelvin deliberately crashes into the Narada, is he a suicide bomber? http://bit.ly/86ykla

Remember those 2nd-class Canadian citizens? http://bit.ly/4JRT68 New US security rules means they might be back.

Toronto Public Library will provide free Wi-Fi to the public. http://bit.ly/6QabLj #cool

BC SC: Massage therapy IS a treatment. http://bit.ly/4zeE58 (Raguin v. ICBC)

Real lesson of Soviet invasion is that victory is expensive; wasting $ fighting for unimportant territory. http://bit.ly/8YG8NE

Massive overreaction in Yemen playing right into the hands of terrorist group. http://bit.ly/8OmA7v Obama risks adopting Bushism policies.

"New" rules for investing. http://bit.ly/7N3jIn Tried and true principles of wealth creation that have withstood the test of time.

The strangest social media story of the year. http://bit.ly/7Itbxw Starring @asshatlawyer @bobambrogi @MarkWBennett @rex7 @blawgreview etc.

Toronto mayoral race now officially on. http://bit.ly/7an4Ms Smitherman and Rossi both in the mix.

2009 Blawg 100 results are now visible online in each of 10 categories: http://www.abajournal.com/blawg100/2009

Accusations of Canadian war crimes may be politically risky. http://bit.ly/5NtfNt But should politics ever take precedent over law? #cdnpoli

Pundits painting way the new year will unfold for #Ignatieff may bite national experts in their collective butts. http://bit.ly/6NspxI #lpc

Is a bidding system the future of legal hiring? http://bit.ly/5PTGjI Clients can approve billable hours and milestones with this new system.

How new Internet domain names in other languages can steal your money and identity.
http://bit.ly/7hi1Dv

"I like being different. The view is better from the outside looking in." - Lawrence Kutner M.D. http://bit.ly/6KQJLN

Why #lawschool was so much of an easier choice for me over #medschool: http://bit.ly/86vK3t

Why right-wing political parties want to make global terrorism worse, not better http://bit.ly/8jYk4t #gop #cpc

The slogan that Liberals need: “What is he trying to hide?” http://bit.ly/7GYCl4 #cpc #lpc #cdnpoli

Saw avatar. Loved it.

"If there was a gold medal for shafting democracy at the Winter Olympics, Stephen Harper would win it" http://bit.ly/4SqLk4 via Alghabra

Study on fastest-growing corporations suggests that social media might provide an edge over larger competitors. http://bit.ly/630zzB

@BlawgReview of the Year now accepting nominations for 2009. http://bit.ly/8PBxZm #BR2009 Check out my contribution: http://bit.ly/11D50J

Jordan asks Canada to seize Dead Sea scrolls, on display at ROM. http://bit.ly/6uQso8 See 1954 Hague Convention: http://bit.ly/4AOgjq

Malaysian RCC publication wins suit at KL High Ct to use word "Allah" by Christians under country's freedom of religion http://bit.ly/8FmGYO

Results from the #clawbies2009 are out, with Slaw and Law is Cool winning awards. http://bit.ly/4nZuNU Congrats to everyone!