Law criminalizing juror electronic use repealed

Published July 8, 2014 9:59pm ET



SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jurors who live-tweet trials and research their cases online will no longer face criminal charges.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB2683 on Tuesday, repealing a law that made it a misdemeanor to disobey a judge’s order to stay off electronic devices during a trial.

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