Jurors and secrecy
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State ex rel. BuzzFeed v. Cunningham
BuzzFeed has asked the Supreme Court of Missouri to review a trial court judge’s decision to seal the jury list…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Court Access -
In re WP Company LLC (U.S. v. McDonnell)
The Washington Post sought access to completed jury questionnaires in the criminal trial of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Court Access -
Grand jury secrecy comes at a cost
Two new lawsuits are challenging the continued secrecy of the grand jury investigations related to the deaths of Michael Brown… -
Comment on Eastern District of Louisiana proposal to restrict juror interviews
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the Louisiana Press Association, and Gannett Co., Inc. and its six Louisiana…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Court Access -
Colorado court refuses to close jury selection process in Holmes theater-shooting case
A Colorado district court judge on Wednesday rejected the defendant’s request to close the jury selection process for the Aurora… -
Maine Supreme Court orders jury selection to be public in prostitution case
Maine’s highest court reversed a trial judge's decision and ordered jury selection to be public in a notable prostitution prosecution.… -
Kentucky judge upholds rule preventing contact with federal jurors
A Kentucky federal judge recently allowed media contact with jurors in a hate crime case, but denied the newspaper's attempt… -
Chandra Levy juror questionnaires must be released
A Washington, D.C., trial judge erred when he did not allow Washington Post reporters access to the questionnaires of jurors… -
D.C. court considers release of Levy juror questionnaires
A three-judge panel of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals weighed Tuesday whether the questionnaires of jurors who convicted…