Quick notes from news items that appeared this week...
Online Parking Dispute Resolution System
A New York Times article published on March 22, 2011 describes a new system that allows for internet parking ticket rebuttal. The "online alternative ... allows residents to submit written rebuttals and upload supporting materials, like snapshots of where a missing traffic sign should be, to make their case" for disputing parking tickets. The system also allows for online payment of fines for red light and bus lane camera violations.
"Split Screen" Trial Coverage from the Press Room
CBS News notes that the US Federal Court in San Franciso is using a three video camera "split screen" for reporters to view the trial from their press room in the courthouse. The article also notes that Chief Judge Vaughn Walker " ready to make live coverage of the (earlier) same sex marriage trial available in federal courthouses across the country - and to the nation at large that night on YouTube. These plans were scuttled by the U.S. Supreme Court in a ruling that restricted coverage to the inside of the Federal Building."
US Federal Courts Reports on Smart Phones in Courthouses
NetworkWorld.com blogger Michael Cooney posted an interesting article titled "Should smartphones be allowed in the courthouse?" on March 28, 2011. The article lists both pros and cons for smart phones offered by the US Federal Courts Judicial Conference Committee ( for the full report in PDF click here ). Some of the "pro" arguments included the fact that attorneys are reliant on the technology and the use of wireless technology by stenographic court reporters. Some "cons" were disruption by the devices "ringing" even in "silent mode" and juror use.
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