Embarassment Not Enough for Injunction Against Media

(cross posted at the Counts Law Group blog)
A federal court in Florida has rejected an attempt by wrestler Hulk Hogan -- whose given name is Terry Gene Bollea -- to force the Gawker.com website to remove excerpts of a sex video from its site.

Judge Threatens Jail for Juror's Online Research, Discussions

The Tampa Bay Times and Lawyers.com both report that a Florida judge who declared a mistrial in a capital murder case because of a juror's Internet research into a murder case and online discussions of a case led to a mistrial has been threatened the juror with jail time.

Kansas Allows Tweeting, Texting From Court

As reported by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the Kansas Supreme Court has amended the state's courts rules to explicitly permit tweeting and texting from courtrooms.