Yesterday I posted a news story by Andy Furillo that appeared in the Sacramento Bee. A judge’s order concerning a juror’s Facebook posts had left me with a “gut” reaction that something was not right with the order. The text of the order itself does not seem to be available online. Furillo explains: The Facebook…
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Juror ordered to turn over Facebook postings in Sacramento gang beating case
Andy Furillo reports that a juror’s Facebook postings during a trial have become the subject of a court order. The defense attorneys want to see if anything the juror posted indicates bias or impropriety – including being influenced by others. The Facebook fight under way in a Sacramento courtroom pivoted into new territory Friday when…
History Sniffing Code Collides With Privacy Concerns
E. Todd Presnell and Sepideh C. Khansari write: …History sniffing is now the centerpiece of a growing number of consumer class action lawsuits against name-brand companies seeking unspecified damages arising from invasion of privacy, common law tort claims, and statutory violations. And these history-sniffing actions and resulting lawsuits have attracted attention from other class action…
Girls Get Anonymity After Having ‘Gone Wild’
Matt Reynolds reports: Women who appeared in “Girls Gone Wild” videos while they were underage teenagers are entitled to anonymity at trial against the soft-core porn franchise they say coerced their conduct, according to a split-panel ruling from the 11th Circuit. “Anyone entering the plaintiffs’ names into an online search engine will find several links…