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Electronic Social Media: Friend Or Foe For Judges, M. Sue Kurita Oct 2017

Electronic Social Media: Friend Or Foe For Judges, M. Sue Kurita

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

The use of electronic social communication has grown at a phenomenal rate. Facebook, the most popular social networking website, has over 1,968,000,000 users—a number that has exponentially grown since its inception in 2004. The number of judges accessing and using electronic social media (ESM) has also increased. However, unlike the general population, judges must consider constitutional, ethical, technical, and evidentiary implications when they use and access ESM. The First Amendment forbids “abridging the freedom of speech” and protects the expression of personal ideas, positions, and views. However, the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Conduct and the Texas Code …


Looking For Lagniappe: Publicity As A Culprit To Social Networking Websites, Kristin Decker Sep 2017

Looking For Lagniappe: Publicity As A Culprit To Social Networking Websites, Kristin Decker

Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology

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#Stopimmunizing: Why Social Networking Platform Liability Is Necessary To Provide Adequate Redress For Victims Of Cyberbullying, Michael S. Isselin Jan 2017

#Stopimmunizing: Why Social Networking Platform Liability Is Necessary To Provide Adequate Redress For Victims Of Cyberbullying, Michael S. Isselin

NYLS Law Review

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