“Why Florida’s Ban on Judges’ ‘Friending’ Lawyers on Facebook Is the Right Call”

Anita Ramasastry writes at Findlaw: “More generally, public officials are finding that their Facebook conduct (including their ‘friending’ practices) is being scrutinized. Since Facebook and similar sites are a mixture of public and private, this issue isn’t going to go away any time soon. Thus, state ethics bodies – including those that govern judicial ethics — are well-advised to confront the issue sooner, rather than later.”