Internet Law

Federal Judge Calls Courtroom Tweets Banned Broadcasts Under Rule 53

By Martha Neil

Nov 9, 2009, 06:53 pm CST

A federal judge in Georgia has banned reporters from sending live-action tweets from his courtroom, saying that Twitter is a form of broadcasting and hence prohibited under Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

But the ruling by U.S. District Judge Clay Land only extends as far as… full story