During a Spreecast I participated in yesterday afternoon ( several past recorded Spreecast are here…), the subject came up about social media and the law. After we were done, I sat down and put together this list of recent interviews where I was asked to discuss this relatively new phenomena and how social media plays out in court relating to witnesses, evidence and jurors. I thought you might find these interviews interesting…
California Clamps Down on Jurors Using Social Media
By Keith Ecker
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/03/california-clamps-down-on-jurors-using-social-media/
Child Sex Assault Conviction Tossed Because of Juror’s Web Use
By Courtney Sherwood
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/03/child-sex-assault-conviction-tossed-because-of-jurors-web-use/
Can a Court Force You to Decrypt Your Hard Drive?
by Keith Ecker
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/03/can-a-court-force-you-to-decrypt-your-hard-drive/
Stupid Criminal Busted by Facebook Comments
By Keith Ecker
http://jacksonandwilson.com/stupid-criminal-busted-by-facebook/
Modern Slander: Man Sues Ex-Girlfriends for Online Remarks
By Keith Ecker
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/02/man-sues-ex-girlfriends-for-online-remarks/
How Facebook Could Ruin Your Case
By Keith Ecker
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2011/12/how-facebook-could-ruin-your-case/
Juror Use of Social Media, Blogs Compromises Cases
by Keith Ecker
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2011/12/juror-use-of-social-media-blogs-compromises-cases/
Lights, Camera, New Business: Video Shows Human Side of Practice
by Deborah Cohen in ABA Journal (12/11)
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/lights_camera_new_business_video_shows_human_side_of_practice/
iPhone 4 Buyers Open Fire With Barrage of Antenna Lawsuits
By Erika Morphy at MacNewsWorld.com
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/70339.html
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