As some of you may know, the American Society of Trial Consultants publishes The Jury Expert, a bimonthly journal about stories related to litigation and understanding jurors. This month's edition has an excellent article (one of the best to date) on the impact of the internet on jury service.
Online and Wired for Justice: Why Jurors Turn to the Internet
Trials have been disrupted due to the internet as far back as 2001 but we are seeing a dramatic rise in frequency and media coverage. It isn't just jurors! We review the disruptive internet-related activities of judges, attorneys, witnesses, parties and jurors and then offer recommendations for how to educate jurors on the importance of not engaging in "Google mistrials"... to continue reading go here.
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