Defense lawyers lose fight over Facebook, Instagram posts
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — In a decision fleshing out the rights of accused criminals in the social media age, a California appeals court ruled Tuesday that Facebook, Twitter and Instagram don’t have to honor subpoenas…
Circuit says Facebook posts were properly used as evidence
By Mark Hamblett, From New York Law Journal Introducing a rap video and images of tattoos from a defendant’s Facebook page as evidence in a drug-and-murder gang prosecution did not violate the rights of the accused, a federal appeals court…
