3/17/2009

Mistrial by iPhone - Juries' Web Research Upends Trials

Last week, a juror in a big federal drug trial in Florida admitted to the judge that he had been doing research on the case on the Internet, directly violating the judge's instructions and centuries of legal rules. But when the judge questioned the rest of the jury, he got an even bigger shock. | 0 Comments

Northwest and McGraw-Hill Conduct Major eBook Trial

A large public university e-text research trial is currently being conducted by Northwest Missouri State University and McGraw-Hill Education. The purpose of the test is to examine the potential for replacing students' printed textbooks with electronic versions. | 0 Comments

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