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Request for recusal highlights need for judicial guidelines over social media

A Quebec judge who was asked by defense lawyers to recuse herself from presiding over a multi-defendant drug trial because many of her “friends” on Facebook are Crown prosecutors highlights the need for a comprehensive guideline to help judges navigate the world of social media and developing technologies, assert legal observers.

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This story was originally published in The Lawyers Weekly.



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