Criminal trials
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Strong interest in Ohio public corruption case warrants unsealing of many trial exhibits
A federal judge in Ohio has granted several news media organizations’ request to unseal hundreds of trial exhibits in the… -
Exclusion of family from jury selection violated criminal defendant's public trial right
A judge erred when he excluded a criminal defendant’s family from jury selection, Texas’ highest court for criminal cases recently… -
Judge orders release of misconduct report in Stevens trial
An investigative report about alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the corruption case against the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens will be… -
Texas judge upholds shield law in criminal case
A state judge in Texas earlier this week quashed a subpoena ordering a journalist to testify in a murder trial,… -
Students' key evidence excluded from defendant's new trial
An Illinois man who has spent more than 30 years in prison on a murder charge will receive a new… -
Evidence withdrawn to render journalists' subpoena irrelevant
In an effort to persuade prosecutors to withdraw a subpoena for Innocence Project students’ notes, grades, and other information, a… -
Kansas high court allows reporter subpoena to stand
The Kansas Supreme Court yesterday ruled that prosecutors may force Dodge City Globe reporter Claire O’Brien to testify about her… -
Ohio judge postpones trial pending high court decision
An Ohio judge has postponed the trial of a woman charged in the death of her infant daughter until the… -
Ohio judge tells media to delay reports on manslaughter trial
An Ohio judge has ordered the news media not to report on a criminal trial involving the death of a…