JURORS BEHAVING BADLY

A blog about the very small percentage of jurors who fail to follow the judge's instructions, including doing independent Internet research, using social media (such as Facebook) to contact parties and lawyers, and blogging about the trial. Juror misconduct frequently results in mistrials and a waste of resources. Links will be provided to sample jury summonses, jury instructions, and other resources to improve juror education and minimize juror misconduct, thereby promoting fairness of trials.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

MA Court Allows Blogs and Tweeting by New Media During "Open Court"

Recently Quincy (MA) District Court allowed live tweeting, blogging and video-streaming from the courtroom. Link to article: www.patriotledger.com/news
Link to article on "Open Court" dated Dec. 6, 2011 is in middle under the heading "Cops and Courts.".

JURORS BEHAVING BADLY

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

MA Court Allows Blogs and Tweeting by New Media During "Open Court"

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