Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Internet v. Courts: Googling for the perfect juror

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/us-courts-voirdire-idUSTRE71G4VW20110217?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

Feb 17 (Reuters Legal) - When picking a jury, lawyers always try to stack the panel with people likely to take their side. Now, some are taking the vetting process to a new level: they're quietly trawling social networks and other sites to ferret out the most intimate details of potential jurors' lives, from their sexual orientation to their income level and politics.

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