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Supreme Court Uses ‘Blog’ for the First Time

Jan 23rd, 2010 | By Josh Camson | Category: Blogging, Featured

In the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court used the term ‘blog’ on page 49 of the slip opinion. Soon, however, it may be that Internet sources, such as blogs and social networking Web sites, will provide citizens with significant information about political candidates and issues. Yet, §441b [...]



Can Blogs Influence the Supreme Court?

May 14th, 2009 | By Josh Camson | Category: Blogging, Featured, Lead Article, Social Media, Web 2.0

According to a student note in the Stanford Law Review, blogs can and eventually will influence the Supreme Court.  In Rachel C. Lee’s article, she discusses the flaws in the current ethics law to handle this form of ex parte communication with the court. “Ex Parte Blogging: The Legal Ethics of Supreme Court Advocacy in [...]