(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project)
The Blog of the Legal Times reports that the Superior Court of the District of Columbia -- the local trial court for the nation's capital -- has issued a new administrative order regarding use of electronic devices in the courthouse. And like other courts, the new rules impose a class system of "haves" and "have nots" -- favored types of the people can have and use the devices, while everyone else can not. The rules also contain an archaic view of electronic devices that effectively means that even when the rules allow them to be used, they cannot be used for any modern, web-based functions.
Nov 3, 2011
UNR Scores Off the Court
The local newspaper here in Reno has published a profile of University of Nevada, Reno basketball player Dario Hunt which starts with a discussion of the blog that he contributes to, living.life.fearless.
Nov 2, 2011
Jurors and Social Media Still a Hot Topic
The media fascination with the issues involving juror use of the Internet and social media during trial continues.
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