October 2016 Issue of Connected Bulletin on Courts and Social Media

The October 2016 issue of Connected is available online. The bulletin covers news about the impact of new social media on courts.

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

In this month's issue:

• Hurricane Matthew prompts Florida Supreme Court to tweet about emergency court closings for first time
• Nevada Supreme Court uses PSAs to try to woo potential jurors
• Ballot selfies officially legal in New Hampshire
• Young woman sues parents over embarrassing Facebook photos (Austria)
• Student's violent tweets are not a crime