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Social media continues to have its role and presence in the court defined. Up until recently, social media has played more of a role in civil cases, but it is now finding its way into how criminal cases play out too. One such case is the Trayvon Martin murder case in Florida. Lizette Alvarez looks at how Mark O’Mara, the defense lawyer for George Zimmerman, is using social media in “Social Media, Growing in Legal Circles, Finds a Role in Florida Murder Case.”

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Not everyone is obsessed with social media, and in fact, some attorneys may not be interested in it at all. Older attorneys, in particular, may not embrace this new phenomenon, but it is becoming increasingly important in almost every facet of practice from maintaining client relationships to evidence in court. Andrew Lu provides “An Older Attorney’s Guide to Ethical Social Networking” that is useful for attorneys of any age.

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Police in Michigan are refining and increasing how they use social media to solve and prevent crimes. Cecil Angel writes about how “Michigan Police Use Facebook, Twitter to Catch Crooks.” Michigan police are using social media to track down criminals, but they are also using it proactively to reach out to the public and to detect and prevent crime before in can happen.

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The rules for online defamation may be a matter for individual courts to determine according to “Online Defamation: Is it Any Different?” by Steven Price. Like many issues in cyberspace, defamation is still being defined and refined in the online environment.

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Still think people exaggerate when they talk about how pervasive social media has become in everyone’s life? According to a post on the CBS news site a “New Chicago Gang Book Explores How Gangs Are Using Social Media.”

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As we start the new year, everyone seems to be posting about what trends will be hot this year in Social Media Law. One thing is clear: Social Media Law is going to be increasingly in the news and in the courts. As a starting point, here are Brian Wassom’s “5 Predictions for Social Media Law in 2012”.

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The NYPD has announced plans for a special unit to monitor social media for criminals who post about crimes they have committed or are planning to commit.

Julie Gottlieb posted “NYPD Establishes ‘Social Media Unit'” on Social Media Law News. Read the full article here:

http://socialmedialawnews.com/2011/08/12/nypd-establishes-social-media-unit/

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