Judge Bars Blagojevich From Tweeting in Court

Geez, now Rod Blagojevich is going to have sit still during his corruption trial. The judge today blocked his perfectly rational plan to issue live tweets from the courtroom, reports the Chicago Tribune. Judge Zagel didn't bar Blagojevich from making his many public statements before and after the proceedings, though he warned the ex-governor they could haunt him if he eventually testifies. "I'm quite sure it has been explained by his attorneys," Zagel said. AP has the opening arguments here.