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Published on: January 25, 2011

New York City Bar Association Ethics Opinion Addresses Use of Social Network Sites for Investigative or Background Research

01/25/2011 7:54 am

More and more attorneys and judges are using social media. Some use it for its intended purpose of social networking (and, for the lesser intended purpose of marketing). Others take advantage of the information contained in these sites for an unintended purpose - investigative research. Legal pundits have argued (online ...

Published on: January 25, 2011

New York State and Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Ethics Opinions Address Lawyers’ Use of Social Media Sites for Investigative or Background Research

01/25/2011 7:51 am

More and more attorneys and judges are using social media, either for its intended purpose of social networking (and, for the lesser intended purpose of marketing) or for its unintended purpose of investigative research. There has been much discussion online amongst legal experts about what sorts of investigative activity is ...

Published on: November 1, 2010

New Jersey Model Jury Instructions Amended to Specifically Keep Jurors From Tweeting

11/01/2010 3:43 am

Florida's not the first jurisdiction to clarify its Model Jury Instructions to include specific language barring jurors from discussing the cases they are hearing via social media like Twitter and Facebook. In May 2010, the New Jersey state courts amended their Model Civil Jury Instruction 1.11C to include "added reference ...