British Court Issues Writ via Twitter!!!

In yet another milestone in the saga that is the worldwide invasion of Twitter, a U.K. court has Tweeted an injunction for the first time ever. Saying that Twitter offered the best means of contacting a suspect accused of impersonating right wing blogger Donal Blaney, Britain's high court, in tweeting the writ, may have forged a new nexus between blogosphere and the courtroom.

Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis of Strathclyde University, a law professor, called the judicial tweet a "landmark decision," saying that this could very well be the start of a new courtroom trend. Citing the normally tedious, "cumbersome" way in which legal systems normally function, Komaitis declared the use of such a new, instantaneous tool as Twitter an "impressive engagement."

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