ABA: Lawyers Can Look at Jurors’ Facebook Pages, But Not Try to Friend Them.

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ABA Opinion 466 is out.  It describes some social media features that I’m unaware of (maybe dating sites?) where the poster gets notice if someone views their page.  The opinion states that a lawyer can’t send a friend request or other communication needed to view non-public info and makes clear the lawyer has to report wrong-doing just like the real world.  Sort of an awkwardly worded opinion in some respects….

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Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law. Formerly Of Counsel, Taylor English Duma, LLP and in 2012-13, judicial clerk to Chief Judge Rader.

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    LinkedIn allows users to see who has viewed their profiles, at least some of the time. You might want to be aware of that if you’re investigating somebody online.

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