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Courts In Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey, Florida Declare Mistrials After Juror Internet Research

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Appeals courts in Colorado, Maryland and New Jersey are the first to reverse jury verdicts because of social media use by jurors during trial.

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Florida Court Restricts Reporter's Use of Laptop During Murder Trial

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As if there hasn't been enough judicial scrutiny of live media coverage during ongoing trials recently, last week a Florida court banned a Florida Times-Union reporter from live-blogging during a high-profile murder trial in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Duval County, Florida.

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The Digital Riddle: When Sex Laws Meet the Internet, Confusion Reigns

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Predictability is important when it comes to the law. Citizens should know what sort of punishment they should expect for engaging in criminal behavior. If offends our notions of justice when wildly different sentences are handed down for similar crimes.

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Will This Revolution Be YouTubed?

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YouTube CourtThere are a couple of laws in California that the U.S. Supreme Court should consider before it announces tomorrow whether or not the Proposition 8 trial can be broadcast on YouTube: § 240 and § 422.  These two laws don't address same-sex marriage, discrimination, or even access to courts, as you may have expected.  Instead, these sections of the California Penal Code make it a crime to either assault or threaten to use violence against another person. 

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Kim Kardashian Finds Herself in a Low Calorie Twitter Mess

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Last week, celebrity, model, socialite, and actress Kim Kardashian found herself in diet hell.  Dr. Sanford Siegal, creator of the "Cookie Diet," and his Company, Dr.

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CMLP Publishes New Guide to FTC Disclosure Requirements for Product Endorsements

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As part of our legal guide series on Risks Associated with Publication, today CMLP published a guide to Publishing Product or Service Endorsements. 

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CMLP Publishes Guide to Live-Blogging and Tweeting from Court

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As part of our legal guide series on documenting public proceedings and events, today we published a guide to Live-Blogging and Tweeting from Court.  Over the past year, we've published guides addressing how to stay out of legal trouble while

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Office Space Star Ron Livingston Sues Wikipedia Prankster, Community Norms At Issue

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Maybe I'm a big dork, but I think Office Space is a totally hilarious movie.  And based on his starring role in the film, I would assume that actor Ron Livingston has a pretty good sense of humor.  But apparently not so, at least when it comes to web 2.0 technologies and his personal life.

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The Library Police: Why a Shortage of Bandwidth is Turning Librarians into Traffic Cops

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For a time, few issues could rally nerds as effectively as net neutrality.

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One of the Classic Blunders: Microsoft’s De-Listing Campaign Makes No Sense

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Before the Thanksgiving holiday, Microsoft held talks with News Corp. in an attempt to convince the titan of information to de-list its content from Google.

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