Megan Meier final Myspace message: “You are the kind of boy a girl would kill herself over”

Prosecutors said it’s the nation’s first cyberbullying trial, and its results could set a legal precedent for dealing with the issue of online harassment.
Defense attorney Dean Steward told jurors Drew did not violate the Computer Use and Fraud Act — used in the past to address computer hacking — and reminded them she was not [...]

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Ten-year-old writes out list of victims for “killing spree”

This is a note most teachers won’t forget anytime soon.
A ten-year-old girl in Wisconsin had a note confiscated by a teacher, which of course happens every day, everywhere around the world.  The teacher didn’t read the note immediately, since the girl was not a discipline problem, but when she did, it scared her half to [...]

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Lori Drew trial begins in Los Angeles

By Kim Zetter, Wired Magazine
LOS ANGELES — The woman accused of making unauthorized use of MySpace to  inflict emotional harm on a 13-year-old girl, who then committed suicide, “fully intended to hurt and prey on Megan Meier’s psyche,” a prosecutor charged Wednesday, as opening statements began in the first federal cyber-bullying trial.
After some initial problems [...]

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Mark Nejame resigns from Caylee case, makes statement

Mark Nejame, the attorney representing George and Cindy Anthony, has resigned.  What follows is his statement.
“Unfortunately, I have made the decision that it is best not to continue my representation of George and Cindy Anthony.
“George and Cindy have a belief that their beloved granddaughter, Caylee, is still alive. Tips and leads continue to come in. [...]

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