Jurors and secrecy
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Newspaper asks state high court to overturn prior restraint
The Toledo Blade has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn a judge's order barring journalists from reporting on a… -
Mistrial declared after Supreme Court ruling on jury selection
One day after the Supreme Court ruled that jury selection in criminal trials should be open to the public, a… -
Supreme Court says jury selections should be open
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Georgia's high court incorrectly upheld a trial judge's decision that the public… -
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The Virginia Supreme Court has withdrawn a controversial proposal that would have automatically withheld the identities of jurors in all… -
Comments on draft rule on Confidentiality of Juror Personal Information
Urging the Virginia Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Rules of Court to reconsider a rule that would introduce sweeping secrecy…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Court Access -
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…