New Technology and Evidence: Issues with Admitting Social Media Evidence In Court

The skepticism as to the reliability of information acquired from social media as evidence in a motion for summary judgment or at trial appears to be often misplaced. Although social media evidence does pose problems related to identifying the true author of a post, the accessibility to direct information regarding an individual’s personal thoughts and ideas that social media provides is extremely valuable.

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The Tweeted Tale of Tot Mom: Trial by Twitter

Mimi Zhuravitsky explores the role of social media in the 2011 courtroom spectacle—the Casey Anthony trial.