Law.com today features my latest Web Watch column: 2005: Year of the Podcast.…
Search terms as evidence of murder
In the days leading up to his wife’s murder, Robert James Petrick used Google to search the terms “body decomposition,” “rigor mortis,” “neck” and “break.” He also went online to research the depth, currents and underwater topography of the lake in which his wife’s body was found. This evidence helped lead to Petrick’s conviction in…
New law school, new Web site
Next fall, a new law school will make its debut in Greensboro, N.C., with a charter class of 100 students. Recently, the new law school launched its new Web site, Elon University School of Law. The new school also announced that the American Judicature Society will open a new Institute of Forensic…
Audiocast: Abortion and the Supreme Court
Shortly after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood, we recorded the Coast to Coast program, Supreme Court and the Abortion Issue. Our guests to discuss the case and its implications were Neil S. Siegel, associate professor of law at Duke Law and former law clerk to…