By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Despite the relative freedom law enforcement officials have to gather evidence, prosecutors and defense counsel alike are limited as to what information they can introduce into evidence at trial. Perhaps the biggest hurdle attorneys…
Yearly Archives: 2014
Social Media Evidence – Authentication
Tagged with: authentication, Evidence, Social Media, Social Media Law, Trial, Trial Practice
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Prosecution’s Use of Social Media Research
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint All of this goes to show that the use of social media in judicial proceedings is not a one way street. Law enforcement and prosecutors are increasingly utilizing social networking sites to build their…
Tagged with: Law Enforcement, Prosecution, Rules of Professional Conduct, Social Media Law, Witness Investigation
Posted in Social Media & Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Juror Misconduct and Social Media
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint The Daugerdas case also shows the importance of continuing juror investigation beyond voir dire. Monitoring jurors’ social networking sites during trial and deliberations can reveal instances of juror misconduct as well. As social networking…
Tagged with: Juror Misconduct, Jury, jury instructions, Social Media Law, Trial, Trial Practice
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Trial and Social Media: Researching Potential Jurors
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Social media is a mainstay in daily life. Over a billion people are registered users of Facebook. The Facebook logo and the logos of other social networking giants such as Twitter are quickly becoming…
Tagged with: Daugerdas, Juror Misconduct, jury selection, Social Media Law, Trial, Trial Practice, voir dire
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Judges as Board Members: New Pa. Code of Judicial Conduct
By Hayes Hunt and Joshua Ruby The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently adopted a new Code of Judicial Conduct. Effective July 1, 2014, new rules will apply to the extrajudicial activities for Pennsylvania judges. Businesses and nonprofits need to accommodate these…
Less Discovery? Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure May Change the Scope of Discovery As We Know It
By Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. & Thomas M. O’Rourke According to some estimates, discovery costs account for between 50 and 90 percent of total litigation costs. In an attempt to streamline federal discovery, the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of…
Tagged with: Civil Procedure, Deposition Practice, Depositions, Discovery, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 29, FRCP 26, Litigation, Litigation Practice
Posted in Discovery
Posted in Discovery
Is NSA’s Surveillance Legal? Yes or No?
By Hayes Hunt and Joshua Ruby Six months after Edward Snowden began leaking information about the National Security Agency’s secret data collection methods, two federal judges – one in Washington, D.C. and one in New York – have reached opposite…
Tagged with: Criminal Law, Fourth Amendment, National Security Agency, NSA, privacy, Smith v. Maryland, Snowden
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
