Entries from LAist tagged with 'internetlaw'
September 26, 2008
Lori Drew's trial date, which was scheduled for October 7, has been postponed once again. U.S. District Court Judge George Wu decided Tuesday to postpone the trial in order to to consider the defense's motion to dismiss the case. The trial was already postponed once from July 29 to Oct. 7. In the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, Drew's attorney "predicts the trial date will get pushed back to December." The charges against Drew stem......
Continue Reading "Lori Drew's Trial Date in MySpace Case Postponed Again"July 24, 2008
According to Associated Press, Lori Drew has moved to dismiss her indictment related to the MySpace suicide hoax. "The new defense motions argue the indictment violates constitutional due process, fails to state an offense as required by federal rules of criminal procedure and alleges no crime, but is instead vague." The Washington Post examines the line between "wrong" and "illegal", interpreting the motions as implying that if Lori Drew is guilty, then everyone is breaking......
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