SAN FRANCISCO — Judge William Alsup’s recent push to stop lawyers in a high-profile civil trial from delving into the online lives and consumer habits of prospective jurors appears to have found some fans in the U.S. attorney’s office.
Alsup cajoled lawyers for Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. into accepting a blackout on online jury research during voir dire in the companies’ blockbuster copyright case. The judge raised particular concerns about Google’s ability to mine its own data troves for details on jurors’ search habits and online activities.
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