August 2014 Issue of Connected Bulletin on Courts and Social Media

The August 2014 issue of Connected is available online. The bulletin covers news about the impact of new social media on courts.

Most of the items are about the United States, but there is occasional coverage of other jurisdictions.

Items in this issue include:

• Fifth report released on new media's impact on judiciary (US)
• Article by Pennsylvania judge on "Avoiding Tweeting Troubles, Facebook Fiascos and Internet Imbroglios"
• Texas judge shuts down live tweeting during deposition

The bulletin is published by the Virginia-based National Center for State Courts and the Conference of Court Public Information Officers.