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Law Practice

Nov. 25, 2008

Judge Considers Tossing Out MySpace Cyber-Bullying Case

In an unusual move, the judge in the MySpace cyber-bullying trial Friday said he needed more time to decide whether to acquit Lori Drew if she did not knowingly violate the Web site's terms of service agreement.

By Ciarán McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - In an unusual move, the judge in the MySpace cyber-bullying trial Friday said he needed more time to decide whether to acquit Lori Drew if she did not knowingly violate the Web site's terms of service agreement.

U.S. District Judge George H. Wu told attorneys on both sides that he needed until today to review one witness' testimony to determine whether Drew, 49, knowingly violated MySpace's t...

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