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Judges struggle with interpretation of emojis

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More emojis are showing up in U.S. court cases, and judges are struggling to interpret them, CNN Business reports.

Nearly 50 cases in the first half of 2019 had emojis as evidence, compared with 53 in 2018 and 33 in 2017, according to Eric Goldman, a professor who studies court opinions that have been made public.

Goldman told CNN Business judges are differing in how to approach the emojis, as no court guidelines exist on how to deal with them. Some judges describe the emojis to jurors, while others leave them out altogether.

According to the report, emojis are most common in sexual harassment and criminal cases.

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