Legal Tweets

Giving credit where credit is due

walterolson: NYT scrutinizes "Sotomayor & Associates" phase in nominee's career; OK, but @Turkewitz got there first http://is.gd/1q13m (

• Turkewitz: @ScottGreenfield on NYT ripping off my material on Sotomayor without attribution http://bit.ly/XdarR

• Turkewitz: New Post: #Sotomayor Offers Lousy Defense To Ethics Charge Over Firm Name http://bit.ly/aafn7
  

• ScottGreenfield: RT @Turkewitz: called by Sen. Jud. Comm. re: #Sotomayor & Associates, due to blog posts. http://bit.ly/pLHki (expand) Turk is making a difference.

• nofaultparadise: RT @ABAJournal: Blogger (@Turkewitz:) Says GOP Questioned Him About Sotomayor’s Solo Practice http://tinyurl.com/ld26my

• Turkewitz: Post Update: Yet more info coming out on #Sotomayor & Associates, contradicting current WH position http://bit.ly/Hi0vs

Jurors, Twitter and Mistrials, Oh My!

 @LegalBlogWatch: Twittering on the Brink of Mistrial http://twurl.nl/gm6ajm

• @MIAMICRIMLAW New Post: Mistrial, Jurors On The Internet http://criminaldefenseblog.blogspot.com

• annereed: Civil defendant wants new trial after finding juror's trial tweets; they look appropriate to me. http://ping.fm/OvHlM

• phillyshortcite: @annereed re http://ping.fm/OvHlM Agreed; jurors entitled to tell others they're on a jury and to describe verdict afterwards.

• annereed: @phillyshortcite Yes.Juror networking issues are easier than people think; q is whether it would be ok if juror said it face to face.

• christinemartin: @phillyshortcite - I just typed in "jury duty" into Twitscoop - wow there are dozens of tweeters on duty every day!

• annereed: New at Deliberations, Jurors And The Internet: Deliberations' Collected Posts. http://tinyurl.com/dxcxwy

• JohnHCorcoran "Judge declares mistrial after 9 out of 12 jurors" research legal issues via iPhone" http://tinyurl.com/8ltnj6

• DebraSnider: @jmilles @JohnHCorcoran Assuming jury was properly instructed, what's next? Confiscation of web-capable devices in court?

• jmilles: @DebraSnider I don't know. That wouldn't stop jurors from Googling at home. And routine sequestering of jurors would be normously burden ...

• nikiblack: →_→ @annereed is quoted: "Ohio.com - Lawyers, jurors atwitter about social network" ( http://tinyurl.com/cqoolf )

• karasmamedia: RT @klsnyc805: Tweets could cause a mistrial - http://tinyurl.com/dehwa4 (expand) - The legal world's got to get up to speed & Fast...

• melaniegreen: Can't control the jurors, but does illustrate importance of establishing SM policies! RT @lindsayweb Twitter = mistrial. http://bit.ly/zGQUt

Should There Be a Expert Witness Code of Ethics?

bobambrogi: For discussion: A proposed lawyers' code of expert witness ethics. http://tinyurl.com/8gxmrv

• gnerland: @bobambrogi The best use of experts has been where I have let the experts work cooperatively & confidentially to iron out differences.

• bobambrogi: @gnerland Sounds like more of a European approach.

• phillyshortcite: @bobambrogi Got to I(A) and quit - can't influence content? So how do I guide experts to use words the law requires? It's unrealistic.

• bobambrogi: @phillyshortcite That's (I.) Tutor the expert on the issues of fact and law.

• phillyshortcite: @bobambrogi That leaves a huge gray area. I've had to push some experts hard to get them to understand the essential issues - unethical?

• bobambrogi: @phillyshortcite As long as in the pushing and pulling, you don't cross the line from lawyer to expert, it's ok, I'd think.

• gnerland: @bobambrogi 1 expert=huge ego; 2 in a room=opportunity to talk shop.