Link is to abstract, with additional link to the entire article:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2176634&download=yes
The article is lengthy and detailed, but one suggestion from the author is that the court confiscate phones during the trial day. I oppose such action because (1) court administrators likely won't want responsibility for electronic devices, fearing claims someone's phone was stolen or tampered with; (2) it will have the adverse effect of encouraging juror inquiry on social media and the Internet when not in trial.
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.
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