Boulder Daily Camera: US judge allows bloggers and Twitter in court
January 7th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Legal
Prosecution argued that real-time coverage of trial of Alex Midette could prejudice case, but Judge Lael Montgomery has given the go ahead for laptops and mobiles to be used in court.
“I think there are other manageable options and less restrictive options than shutting down the flow of information during the trial,” she is reported to have said, adding that jurors and witnesses would be informed not to read news reports about the trial.
