Social media seems to be a favorite forum for employees to complain about their workplace. Firing employees for posting work-related social media messages can land an employer in trouble. But is management absolutely forbidden from firing employees for making offensive comments on social media? Is there a line employees may not cross? The Second Circuit…
Are in-person Bitcoin sales a crim? Is it OK for U.S. residents to use sites like localbitcoins.com? To answer both questions: In some instances, yes it is; in others, no it’s not. Everything depends on frequency and jurisdiction. Bitcoin Business Crimes: The SEC’s Stance We’re in the midst of a cryptocurrency boom. Unfortunately, inchoate fintech…
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AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE: According to Ontario’s Weed Control Act, “every person in possession of land shall destroy all noxious weeds on it.” The owner of land is deemed by the Act to be in possession of the land. Provincial and municipal road authorities are deemed to be in possession of road…
If any of you are interested in EU law litigation at national courts, the Court of Justice’s judgment in Eurobolt (C-644/17) is well worth your time. The question at stake concerns whether a national court can request information from an EU Institution in order to rule on the validity of an EU act. Needless to…
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To my mind, this ingenious cinematic moment has always been the best metaphor for the fate of the radical democratic left in Greece—always finding itself in a minority. As a young supporter of Synaspismos and later SYRIZA, I never thought that a party which was struggling to reach the threshold for parliamentary representation would become…
As winter blankets Ontario in a layer of ice and snow, avid cyclists often find themselves confronted with unique challenges. Cycling during the colder months can be an invigorating experience, but it also comes with an increased risk of accidents. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the common causes of winter cycling accidents in…
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Elliot Shields of the Roth & Roth firm. Photo by Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The City of Rochester was slammed yesterday by a New York Supreme Court justice for demanding in-person hearings in police brutality cases. And the order was so wide-sweeping that it extended well beyond the police cases at issue to all matters…
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has historically been afforded a wide berth to implement and enforce its rules under the auspices of protecting the “revered tradition of amateurism” in college athletics. For decades, it relied on this principle as a means to enforce its prohibition on college athletes receiving compensation when faced with legal…
By MARK PEARSON Follow @Journlaw A forthcoming book on changes to investigative journalism across three key liberal democracies features a chapter I have written on the new Australian public interest defence to defamation. Investigative Journalism in Changing Times – Australian and Anglo-American Reporting, is edited by University of Southern Queensland lecturer Dr Caryn Coatney, who…
By: Jassmine Girgis Case commented on: Poonian v British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28 (CanLII) PDF Version: Supreme Court of Canada Rules that Securities Commissions’ Administrative Penalties Do Not Survive Bankruptcy Discharge With the release of Poonian v British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28 (CanLII), the Supreme Court of Canada has settled the…
