In response
to an inquiry by Etopia News, Mary Hearn, Director of Public Information
at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center (formerly the Los Angeles
County “Criminal Courts Building”) sent the following statement on Tuesday,
January 27th:
“Regarding
the use of social media by jurors, the restrictions pertain to jurors who are
assigned to a case. It does not appear that there are prohibitions
regarding social media that apply to jurors not assigned to a case
and serving in the assembly room.
“There are
prohibitions against unauthorized photography in the courthouse and against
photographing jurors under any circumstances. So, a prospective juror
would not be permitted to take photos in the Jury Assembly Room or anywhere in
the courthouse.
“It is Court
policy not to authorize any proposal for research that involves questioning or
interviewing any person summoned to serve or who is serving as a juror.
Therefore, when you are in the assembly room as a juror, you are
prohibited from questioning or interviewing other jurors or 'acting' as a
journalist.
“Regarding
the use of automated profiling, or automated analytics, while the Court does
not have a court-wide policy regarding attorneys’ use of such analytics, that
does not preclude individual judges ruling on such matters in individual cases.”
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