Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy praised Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia open for editing by almost any Internet user, during remarks at the Salzburg Academy of Media and Global Change in Austria this week.
"The cyber age has tremendous potential, as indicated with Wikipedia," Kennedy said. "But if it bypasses space and time where there's just this obsession with the present this neglect of our heritage and history then our world will change."
Kennedy also said, "Journalists have to begin to understand we are in a new world" as a result of the changes wrought by the 'cyber age.' "
Kennedy's comments about the challenges posed by new technology come as Chief Justice John Roberts spoke in New Zealand lamenting the problems new technology poses for the U.S. Supreme Court.
While court watchers are preoccupied with President Trump's travel ban litigation heading to the Supreme Court and rumors of Kennedy's potential retirement, the high court and justices appear focused on the challenges of new technology and modernizing its systems. On Friday, the Supreme Court is overhauling its website so that it will display "an updated look and improved layout, content, and design."
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It appears the Toronto Blue Jays players and manager aren't the only ones upset with the work of umpre Will Little.
Things got heated in the fifth inning of the Blue Jays gameagainst the Oakland Athletics on Thursday when manager John Gibbons was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Starting pitcher Marcus Stroman surrendered a career-high six walks in 4 2/3 innings pitched, but he didn't receive the hook for his poor control. That's because shortly after Gibbons was ejected, both Stroman and catcher Russell Martin were also tossed for disagreeing with Little on the strike zone.
And in the tradition of sports fans being angry about something online, an (apparent) Blue Jays fan exacted a measure of revenge against Little on Wikipedia.
Toronto trailed 3-1 at the time of the ejections, but erased that two-run deficit, and a 4-3 hole in the ninth inning, to send the game into extra innings. They went on to win on a Steve Pearce walk-off grand slam in the 10th.
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