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Video: President-Elect Obama's First Weekly YouTube Address

Posted on November 15, 2008
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

The Bush Blanket Pardon Solution

Posted on November 14, 2008
In a post last weekend, I expressed concern about the exercise of the outgoing President's pardon-granting authority as a sheild against subsequent investigations into torture, among other offenses, under the Bush regime:I anticipate much in the way of attempted pre-emptive defense by the outgoing President's soon-to-be-unleashed pardon machine...

Hillary Talk Heats Up

Posted on November 14, 2008
On Wednesday, we alluded to rumours of the possible appointment of Hillary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State.By today,  this talk is actually starting to sound a lot more serious.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw...

Remembrance Day, 2008: Queen & Bay, Toronto

Posted on November 12, 2008
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Hillary Clinton as Obama's Secretary Of State?

Posted on November 12, 2008
It's a distinct rumour, according to this Bloomberg story. Meanwhile, Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen says Al Gore - and only Al Gore - should get the call. More rumours (and a fancy flow chart) here.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www...

Bits and Briefs

Posted on November 11, 2008
Now that election fever is behind us, here's another instalment of Bits and Briefs to catch us up on some interesting current developments that we haven't yet addressed:On November 10, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously quashed a City of Oakville bylaw that attempted to reduce visual pollution by limiting billboard advertising...

On Closing Guantanamo

Posted on November 10, 2008
Obama legal advisor Laurence Tribe, on the development of immediate plans to close Guantanamo and try its prisoners on American soil:"We can't put people in a dungeon forever without processing whether they deserve to be there."..."In reality and symbolically, the idea that we have people in legal black holes is an extremely serious black mark...

?If not for the Internet, Barack Obama would not be President"

Posted on November 09, 2008
Some heady claims in this commentary from Huliq.com, Web 2.0 And The Internet Delivered The Vote For Obama: ?If not for the Internet, Barack Obama would not be President or even the democratic nominee,? claimed Arianna Huffington, of the liberal Huffington Post Web site...

Video: Canadian Progressive Bloggers On Obama

Posted on November 09, 2008
Meet the Bloggers...At a November 2, 2008 gathering of Progressive Bloggers in Waterloo, Ontario, I spoke with three Canadian writers, Deb Prothero, Omar Ha-Redeye and Jennifer Smith, who shared their thoughts on Barack Obama, the U.S. election and the future of America...

California Courthouse Arrest: Man Allegedly Drove Stolen Vehicle to His Auto Theft Trial

Posted on November 08, 2008
Dumb criminal alert here.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Mississipi Driver Throws Kids Off School Bus for "Saying Obama's Name"

Posted on November 08, 2008
See this report from Pearl, Mississippi, via WAPT.com- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Law in the Trenches: Ontario?s Rule 76

Posted on November 07, 2008
A 'Legally Speaking' update from Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B.After writing about antiques and multi-million dollar claims in two of the three last installments of Legally Speaking, it?s time to return to the type of lawsuit which most likely applies to our readers? circumstances ? claims involving much more modest sums of money, and how we can proceed without breaking the bank on legal fees, and get them settled within our lifetime...

Landslide

Posted on November 07, 2008
I think 2-1 in the electoral college counts as a landslide, don't you?You may toss laurels my way for predicting this for the past year including the end-of-race tightening of the polls that would mean nothing in the end.Welcome to the Obama era.Now we'll see how good a prez he is...

"Young, Handsome and Suntanned.?

Posted on November 07, 2008
America may have taken a gigatic racial leap forward this week. The rest of the world, apparently, still has a way to go.By way of illustration, see this New York Times report on comments by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.Then there is Austrian television personality Klaus Emmerich, who has ignited a controversy of his own over "racist comments about Barack Obama, the US president-elect...

The Trudeau Era: The Next Generation Begins

Posted on November 07, 2008
Justin Trudea was sworn in yesterday at Ottawa as the Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Montreal's Papineau riding.Mr. Trudeau, 37, is the eldest son of Canada's fifteenth Prime Minister, the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau.I am certain I am not alone in anticipation of a rapid political ascent for Mr...

On Greenwald and Kerr and the Chicanery of the Intellectual Right

Posted on November 06, 2008
Glenn Greenwald has engaged in a timely, online dialogue with Professor Orin Kerr on the Bush administration's dismal human rights record - that is dismal, by U.S. standards, anyways. Professor Kerr is a contributor at leading conservative U.S. law blog, the Volokh Conspiracy...

The End of Same-Sex Marriage in California?

Posted on November 05, 2008
Andrew Sullivan comments on the apparent success of California's Proposition 8. See: Stripped Of The Right To Marry.For more baclground, see our prior post, Inside Proposition 8 - California's Same-Sex Marriage Debate.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www...

William Ayers Responds

Posted on November 05, 2008
William Ayers has emerged from a self-imposed cone of silence with this Washington Post interview:CHICAGO, Nov. 4 -- William Ayers, the former Weather Underground leader who became an issue in the 2008 campaign, said Tuesday that he is not close to Sen...

Pundits

Posted on November 05, 2008
Ezra Klein recalls the golden age of the American "values voter:"Ackerman asks, "Remember in 2003 and 2004, when there was all this talk about how the Democrats were in danger of no longer being a national party?" I do remember that. I also remember how Democrats had to get religion if they ever wanted to be competitive again...

Video: Barack Obama - The Victory Address

Posted on November 05, 2008
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Barack Obama Wins the U.S. Presidency

Posted on November 04, 2008
Barack Obama is the President-elect of the United States of America.At 11:00:01, MSNBC made the call.It is an historic, emotional, defining moment.America is experiencing a rite of passage.Savour it.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www...

Live U.S. Election Results Here

Posted on November 04, 2008

Today in America

Posted on November 04, 2008
The world is watching. - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Springsteen: "I Want My America Back"

Posted on November 04, 2008
More from Cleveland - Bruce Springsteen does "The Rising" for Obama.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Video: Springsteen 'Working on A Dream' in Cleveland for Obama

Posted on November 03, 2008
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Change With a Capital "O"

Posted on November 03, 2008
Outside America, that is what the world wants....- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

McCain and Fey on SNL

Posted on November 02, 2008
NBC.com has Saturday Night Live video of John McCain and Tina Fey (as Sarah Palin) online here:Truly funny.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Inside Proposition 8 - California's Same-Sex Marriage Debate

Posted on November 01, 2008
Dubbed Proposition Hate by its progressive opponents, an initiative on Tuesday's California's ballot seeks to roll back a May, 2008 decision of the California Supreme Court overturning the State's ban on same-sex marriage.The ballot initiative calls for an amendment to the State Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriage and to provide that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California...

Video: Obama Congratulates McCain on Cheney Endorsement - "He Earned it"

Posted on November 01, 2008
(h/t - AMERICABlog)- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

The YouVote

Posted on November 01, 2008
Digby reports that the much ballyhooed surge in youth voting, long-anticipated as providing a decisive advantage to Barack Obama in this week's Presidential election, has not yet materialized in early voting. - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www...

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