SAN FRANCISCO — A new rule proposed by San Francisco Superior Court would remind potential jurors not to blog, Tweet or conduct Internet research about cases.
A need for the rule change, which is open for public comment starting today, became clear to the court during a jury selection episode on a weeks-long criminal trial in late June, when an entire panel of 600 jurors had to be excused.
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