For those of us who have ever served on a jury we know that our job is try to decide who is right and wrong, and assess damages or jail terms, but now Social Media has changed jury duty in many ways. Recently I had to fill out a jury questionnaire in Dallas and I was asked to reveal a great deal of personal information which lawyers can use to search Social Media before jury selection including: Continue Reading
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Social Media and Jury Duty
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For those of us who have ever served on a jury we know that our job is try to decide who is right and wrong, and assess damages or jail terms, but now Social …
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