In 2012, a bevy of internet companies and web sites waged a successful 
While the propriety of video and photography equipment in federal courts is subject of 
People are discovering a 
There was substantial media coverage of the 
In August 2011, 
In early December, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 
Juror use of the Internet to do research or communicate about trials is a growing and persistent problem. So, what can a judge do? For several years now courts have been giving jurors more detailed admonitions and jury instructions against educating themselves about cases online, to little effect.
If you're arrested, your arrest is public information: your name, your address, what you're accused of. Many news organizations publish this information on a daily basis for their communities, as part of their news coverage.
An amended bill
A federal jury's 
A 
There have several recent developments which mark a milestone in the
evolution of social media platforms: their acceptance as mainstream
forms of communication, on equal footing with older forms of
communicating official or "important" messages.
I've already written several posts about the overblown predictions
that a 
A Tulsa, Oklahoma girl and her mother 
A federal judge's ruling that a blogger was not covered by Oregon's reporters' shield law 
A survey of jurors from 15 trials
has found that jurors generally understand instructions not to use the
Internet or social media to research or communicate about trials, but
also that many jurors wish they could use technology to do some sort of
research aboutEric P. Robinson's blog
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Some Federal Courts Post Audio Recordings Online
With Cameras Banned in the Supreme Court, Undercover Video Emerges
Lawyers in the Vortex: When Attorneys Become Public Figures
California Judicial Council Recommends Repeal of Law Criminalizing Juror Internet Use
Ninth Circuit Starts Live Streaming, As Federal Camera Test Continues
Web Restrictions Not The Answer to Juror Online Research
Cash Cutoff for Mugshot Sites A Dangerous Idea
Senate Shield Bill Is Actually Pretty Broad
"Dirty" Verdict Sets Up Section 230 Appeal
British Ruling Sets Standards for Twitter Libel
Social Media Goes Legit
Iowa Retains Media/Non-Media Distinction, Leaving Bloggers Vulnerable
Negligence Claims Against Twitter Won't Last
Chicago Area Courts Ban Electronic Devices, For Some
Amici Line Up In Appeal of "Blogger Not a Journalist" Ruling
Study Finds Significant Juror Interest In Internet, But No Use -- Yet
A doctor in New York and a dentist in Oregon have both found out that
it may not be easy to sue for libel over online reviews of their
services, after their separate lawsuits were both dismissed. And it turns out that most of the dentists and doctors who have sued over online reviews have reached similar results.
The federal courts have revised the jury instructions 
A pending law review article -- and two of the Supreme Court's recent major decisions -- provide vivid examples that judges (and Supreme Court justices in particular) often use
"extrinsic evidence" (materials other than what the lawyers present to
them in briefs, trial, or argument) to make judicial rulings. In recent decisions, this material is often found online.
