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OK, I'm not advocating shirking your civic duty, but a new trend in jury selection seems to be emerging — using Facebook to screen potential jurors (and you thought that only potential employers did that). Apparently, both prosecution and defense lawyers are using Facebook to screen potential jurors before trials. Lawyers aren't just looking through photos and status updates, either. Likes and Read more
There are many excuses to give when attempting to avoid jury duty, but I think being a cat is a pretty valid claim. For Boston resident/feline Sal Esposito, this is no cop-out. Sal’s owners, Anna and Guy Esposito, consider Sal a family member and listed him on the US Census under “pet.” When Anna tried to disqualify Sal, the reason being “he cannot speak English,” the request was Read more
So, every time I get called for jury duty, I secretly want to be chosen. The first time, I was so excited. Right out of college and nothing to do at my empty job, I was game — at least for the three days I'd get paid. I sat in the jury room all morning, listening to name after name be called. By noon, 20 or so of us sat there, uncalled for. "Just go," we were told. The next time was two years Read more
This is the height of intelligence. In fact, I'm disappointed that I'm not responsible for it. I wonder if this bill box could dually serve to receive any future jury duty notices...hmmm. High expectations? Nah, the sky's the limit! Source Read more
Claire Danes donned a pink Narciso Rodriguez dress yesterday to support her husband Hugh Dancy at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of his movie Hysteria. The couple are usually press-shy and didn't pose for any pictures together. Hugh was one of the only members of his movie's cast to attend. His leading lady, Maggie Gyllenhaal, is expecting her second child in the coming weeks with husband Read more
After a solid cold opening of Andy dancing to "Footloose" in the warehouse (think dancing on bubble wrap and punching packing peanuts), the rest of this week's episode of The Office is a success. We find out early on that Jim was called to jury duty for a half day that he turned into five days. Dwight catches on to Jim's plan early on and does everything in his power to bring him down. On top of Read more
Though the ease of online communications can be a tempting way to vent or make new friends, sometimes it's best to resist, as was the case for a recent juror in Texas who Facebook messaged a defendant, then found himself guilty of four counts of contempt of court. We may be used to sharing every thought in quick, two-sentence missives online, but here's what not to do when serving time in the Read more
Prabal Gurung is designing uniforms for Sephora employees — Elle The It girl you may not know about yet — The Daily Beast Taylor Tomasi Hill shopped during jury duty — Stylelist Happy birthday, Taylor Swift! See her style transformation — InStyle You'll never guess where this chic geometric top comes from — College Fashion Andrej Pejic booked a lingerie campaign — The Cut Tote up Read more
Sarah Jessica Parker and her son, James Broderick, adorably skipped their way to school in NYC this morning. It was apparently James's last day of class, and SJP commemorated the occasion by snapping a pic of her son on her iPhone. SJP has been all about her city strolls lately, whether she's taking James to class or taking in the sights with her twins Marion and Tabitha Broderick. She's a pro at Read more
Jude Law and Robert De Niro sandwiched Uma Thurman during a photo call this morning in France. The trio make up a portion of the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, along with other cinema people like Linn Ullmann, Nansun Shi, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Johnnie To, Martina Gusman, and Carlos director Olivier Assayas. Uma, in Dolce & Gabbana, had a white dress faceoff with fellow early riser Read more
