Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Tweeting From Courtroom Violates Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

A Federal District Court Judge in Georgia entered an order holding "The Court finds that Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure prohibits “tweeting” from the Courtroom and that Rule 53 does not unconstitutionally restrict the freedom of the press under the First Amendment to the Constitution. Accordingly, as explained more fully below, the request to “tweet” from the courtroom is denied."  Discussions about the decision can be found at the Volokh ConspiracyCBS News Taking Liberty Blog,   and at the ABA Journal.  The decision can be viewed below.

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