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Colo. judge upholds majority of sealing and gag orders in Aurora movie theater shooting case
The judge presiding over the fatal Colorado movie theater shooting case granted the release of about three dozen relevant court…
August 14, 2012
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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…
March 16, 2012
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Right to cross-examine trumps reporter's privilege
The restriction of a criminal defendant’s cross-examination of a reporter who invoked his privilege not to testify, but was compelled…
March 11, 2011
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Court finds defendant's interest overcomes shield law
A New York Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn ruled in early January that the New York Daily News must disclose…
February 17, 2011
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Court rejects closed questioning of potential jurors
The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled last week that a trial court's questioning of potential jurors in the judge's chambers constituted…
December 22, 2010
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Second Circuit case could weaken reporter's rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Cir.) heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could affect…
September 23, 2010
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