Abstract
There are many valuable references that provide general guidance on social media usage for lawyers and judges, but they fail to address yet another delicate component involved in social media ties -- breaking them. Several years ago, some states began to ban certain social media connections between lawyers and judges, thereby requiring them to retroactively sever ties, but no advice was given as to how to do so. This article addresses the mechanics of severing ties on three currently popular sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter), the professional implications of severing social media connections, relevant rules governing judicial and attorney conduct, and a discussion of best practices for lawyers and judges to follow when social media ties must be broken.
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