Jurors and secrecy
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Positive signs for access, though jury selection still largely closed
The Associated Press and three other media outlets will not pursue further litigation in response to the mostly closed jury… -
Kansas court opens jury selection to media
The Kansas judge who will preside over the murder trial of the man charged with killing a prominent abortion doctor… -
Virginia drops plan for anonymous juries
The Virginia Supreme Court has withdrawn a controversial proposal that would have automatically withheld the identities of jurors in all… -
Supreme Court asked to review secret jury selection
A Georgia man yesterday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit his conviction for drug trafficking on the grounds that… -
Virginia high court moves to seal juror information
The Virginia Supreme Court has proposed a rule to tighten access to juror information in all criminal trials, expanding on… -
Tweeting from the jury box soon to be banned in Michigan
Starting in September, Michigan jurors will no longer be allowed to send text messages, "tweet" or engage in other forms… -
Court seals all juror names as "ounce-of-prevention-type thing"
The (Newport, Va.) Virginian-Pilot reports that local judges have been sealing the names of all jurors in all criminal cases… -
Media groups seek access to Bonds jury questionnaires
Ten news and media outlets asked a federal judge on Thursday to disclose the juror questionnaires in the upcoming perjury trial of baseball… -
Newspaper heads to high court over jury questionnaires
The Rhode Island Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments over The Providence Journal's request for jury selection questionnaires… -
Press organizations push for O.J. Simpson juror questionnaires
Two media organizations have asked the Nevada Supreme Court to make clear that the court overseeing the kidnapping trial of O.J.…