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Federal Judges Wary of Facebook, Twitter Impact On Juries

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-farmville-in-the-jury-box dept.

coondoggie writes "The impact of social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Google+ and others on federal juries is a concern that judges are frequently taking steps to curb. According to a study 94% of the 508 federal judges who responded said they have specifically barred jurors from any case-connected use of social media."

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  1. I for one think its about damn time... by ganjadude · · Score: 4, Funny

    to start crowdsourcing juries, I mean why bother having 12 people show up ina room when you got half the country saying hes guilty before the trial starts on facebook!

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    1. Re:I for one think its about damn time... by mr1911 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not sure if sentence!

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    2. Re:I for one think its about damn time... by FrYGuY101 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes! In fact, let's give Nancy Grace sovereign power over each human to decide if they should live or die right now!

      I think you have that backwards... we should give every human sovereign power to decide if Nancy Grace should live or die right now...

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  2. so.... by uncanny · · Score: 3, Funny

    google+ has an impact on something? this is news!

  3. Re:Was in jury duty. by desdinova+216 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know, at times it borders on anti-social

  4. Re:Self-restraint and following the rules by hedwards · · Score: 3, Funny

    God I hope you're never on a rape jury.