Jurors’ tweets, texts upset trial judges - Portland Business Journal:

Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Youlee Yim You was shocked during her inaugural trial to discover that a domestic violence defendant was texting the victim — his girlfriend — while she was on another floor of the building waiting to testify.

“It was a wake-up call as to what could happen,” You said, referring to the increased use of cell phones, Blackberries and other devices to circumvent, knowingly or unknowingly, the rules of court...