From Law.com’s Legal Blog Watch: In United States v. Shelnutt (M.D. Ga. Nov. 2), a federal court in Georgia ruled that Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure prohibits “tweeting” from the courtroom …
Courts
AZ Sup Ct – Metadata in Public Records Subject to Disclosure
From Wired Magazine: Arizona’s Supreme Court, in a surprising but welcome ruling, has declared that electronic metadata is part of the public record under state law, in a case involving an Arizona police officer who …
Chat Sessions Admitted as Evidence
From Federal Evidence Review: Internet chatroom conversations about having sex with minors was admissible to show the defendant’s knowledge of the age of his victim and absence of mistake under FRE 404(b); a sufficient showing …
WI Court of Appeals Sanctions Attorney for Sloppy Citation
In an unpublished opinion by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the court imposed a $100 sanction on counsel for a seriously messed up citation. The case is Espitia v. Fouche 314 Wis.2d 507, 758 N.W.2d …
Bridge and Dykman to Leave WI's Court of Appeals
JSOnline reports that two judges have announced they will leave the state’s Court of Appeals in Madison next year: Burnie Bridge and Charles P. Dykman. See the article for more information. Governor Doyle has announced …
Comments from the Public Hearing on CCAP Access Changes
Yesterday, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice held a public hearing at the Capital about the proposed bill that would mean big changes for CCAP access. See my earlier post for more info about the …
Former WI Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler Nominated as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of WI
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis B. Butler was nominated by President Barack Obama Wednesday for a federal judgeship. He is being nominated to serve as U.S. District Judge for …
Public Hearing Scheduled for Bill Proposing Restrictions to CCAP Access
As I reported earlier on WisBlawg, there is a bill being considered in the Wisconsin legislature that could mean some pretty big changes for CCAP access. Tony Chan, Chair of the Law Librarians Association of …
Sources of State and Federal Court Documents & Case Information
Legal professionals often need to access court documents and case information, but knowing where to find them most efficiently and cost effectively isn’t always easy. There several services that provide access to recent court documents …
Court Dismisses Complaint from Woman Who Didn't Like Her Yahoo! Search Results
From Tech Dirt: Earlier this year, we wrote about a woman named Beverly Stayart, who had sued Yahoo over what she found when she did a search on her name. Her complaint was that some …