Social networking

Media organizations challenge gag order in Zimmerman case

Lilly Chapa | Secret Courts | News | October 24, 2012
News
October 24, 2012

More than a dozen news media organizations are opposing a proposed gag order in the George Zimmerman prosecution that would silence all attorneys involved.

Court denies juror's request to keep Facebook post private

Rachel Costello | Privacy | Feature | February 11, 2011
Feature
February 11, 2011

A California appellate court denied Thursday a request to overturn a Sacramento trial court order requiring a juror to consent to Facebook's release of the online postings made by the juror while he served as the jury foreperson in a criminal trial. The juror's attorney vowed Friday to continue to challenge the order in court.

Lawsuit demands info on government's use of social media sites

Kirk Davis | Freedom of Information | Quicklink | December 3, 2009
Quicklink
December 3, 2009

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing five different government agencies for refusing to disclose their policies on investigations using social networking websites.