Handbook on Conducting Research on Social-Networking Websites in California – Created by David Lee and Shane Witnov under the supervision of Samuelson Clinic attorney Jennifer Lynch.
The Wrong Friends: Ethics and Professionalism on Social Networks
- John Schwartz, A Legal Battle: Online Attitude vs. Rules of the Bar, The New York Times.
- Mike Frisch, Blogging Lawyer Charged with Confidentiality Violations, Legal Profession Blog.
- Ryan Jones, Judge Reprimanded for Discussing Case on Facebook, The Dispatch.
- Carol J. Williams, Jury Duty? You May Want to Edit Your Online Profile, LA Times.
- Social Media Crashes the Courtroom, National Public Radio.
The Ethics of Going Undercover on Their Space
- Is It Ethical to Friend a Hostile Witness?, Ethics Opinion 2009-02, The Philadelphia Bar Association Professional Guidance Committee.
- Leora Maccabee, When Lawyers Spy Through Facebook: The Ethics of “Regional Network” Changes, Lawyerist.com.
- Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner, Social Networks and Personal Injury Suits, New York Law Journal.
- Boys' MySpace Prank Results in Sex Crime Arrest, Associated Press.
- David Isbel and Lucantonio Salvi, Ethical Responsibility of Lawyers for Deception by Undercover Investigators and Discrimination Testers, 8 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 791 (1995).
Getting Booked for Facebooking
- Laura Saunders, Is 'Friending' in Your Future? Better Pay Your Taxes First, Wall Street Journal.
- Julie Masis, Is this Lawman Your Facebook Friend?, The Boston Globe.
- David G. Savage, Secret Service investigates Obama poll on Facebook, LA Times.
- U.S. v. Drew, 2009 WL 2872855, (C.D. Cal. Aug. 28, 2009).
- Jenna Wortham, MySpace Turns Over 90,000 Names of Registered Sex Offenders, The New York Times.
- Use of Social Network Websites in Investigations, Wikipedia.
- Andrew Romano, Walking a New Beat: Surfing MySpace.com Helps Cops Crack the Case.
Do You Know What Your Client Just Tweeted?
- Vesna Jaksic, Finding Treasures for Cases on Facebook, The National Law Journal
- Sylvia Hseih, Family Law Attorneys Are Missing Evidence on Social Networking Websites, LawyersUSA.
- Karen L. Stevenson, What's On Your Witness's MySpace Page?, Litigation News Online.
- Robert Ceniceros, Comp Cheats Confess All on Social Networking Sites, Workforce Magazine.
Should That be Legal? And Other Policy Questions
- Twitter to Scrub Location Data, Hazdat.
- Allen Glines, Raymond Clark III Facebook, Salt Lake City TV Examiner.
- David Kravets, Cyberbullying Bill Gets Chilly Reception, Wired.
- Ryan Singel, Google Latitude to Cops: ‘I Don’t Remember’, Wired.
- Meg Marco, City asks for Employees Logins and Passwords, The Consumerist.
- Frank H. Easterbrook, Cyberspace and the Law of the Horse, 1996 University of Chicago Legal Forum 207 (highly edited version) – Judge Easterbrook’s famous challenge to the study of cyberlaw. As we discuss what most of us attending this conference consider to be exciting new areas of the law, we should pause and ask what is actually new and why old tools cannot solve the problems.
Can Lawyers “Tweet” About Their Work? Confidentiality & Legal Professionalism in the Age of Social Media
- Session Overview
- Louisiana criminal defense lawyer: ethical violation for blogger/attorney to contact witnesses
- Balko’s Article on the Jimmie Duncan Case
- Ward v. Cisco Sustems
- Eyes of Texas Turn to Troll Tracker Trial
- Quinn Emanuel Associate Has Reservations About ‘Redskin’ Victory
- To noted lawyer, it's an open and shout case: Offbeat tactics in music-sharing suit stun peers
Everything You Say (and Tweet) Can and Will Be Used Against You in a Court of Law
- Eric Tucker, Don't Drink and Drive, Then Post on Facebook, Associated Press.
- Colin Miller, It's My Space. That's Why They Call It MySpace: Judge Finds Statements On Defendant's MySpace Page Are Inadmissible Hearsay, Evidence Prof Blog.
- Stacey Schesser, MySpace On the Record: The Admissibility of Social Website Content Under the Federal Rules of Evidence.
- Mary Pat Gallagher, MySpace, Facebook Pages Called Key to Dispute Over Insurance Coverage for Eating Disorders, New Jersey Law Journal.
- United States v. Villanueva, No. 08-12911, 2009 WL 455127, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 3852 (11th Cir. 2009) (Upholding federal sentencing enhancements based on statements defendant made in a Youtube video).
