JRN 430 Chs 8-10 Questions And Answers
Justification for closed voir dire juror anonymity access to information about jurors could
erode the candor of potential jury participants and/or harm the judicial process
What are judges allowed to restrict from courtrooms in terms of media? Attendance of
media members and exclusion of recording devices or cameras
True or False: SCOTUS allows still or video cameras to be present during oral arguments.
False
Camera rules for US Circuit Courts Judges' discretion for civil trials, but barred from
criminal proceedings
Camera rules for US District Courts Cameras allowed in some proceedings in 2nd and 9th
trial courts
True or False: States are allowed to set their own limits on camera access to court proceedings.
True
, JRN 430 Chs 8-10 Questions And Answers
The MI Supreme Court was the first to make this rule regarding new media in court proceedings
which has been adopted by many states since: Jurors are banned from all electronic
communications during trials
What stringent test must the sealing of court records pass? Press-Enterprise experience
and logic test
What are some examples of potential justification of sealing court records? Risk of harm
to the defendant's family, risk of harm to future judicial proceedings, or "state interest of the
highest order" (national security),
If a court case isn't accessible through an online database, how can journalists find information
on it? Filing a FOIA request to the state or municipality in which the case took place (may
be rejected if the case has been sealed)
continuance an adjournment of a scheduled case until a later date
Sequestration the isolation of jurors to avoid prejudice from publicity in a sensational trial
Justification for closed voir dire juror anonymity access to information about jurors could
erode the candor of potential jury participants and/or harm the judicial process
What are judges allowed to restrict from courtrooms in terms of media? Attendance of
media members and exclusion of recording devices or cameras
True or False: SCOTUS allows still or video cameras to be present during oral arguments.
False
Camera rules for US Circuit Courts Judges' discretion for civil trials, but barred from
criminal proceedings
Camera rules for US District Courts Cameras allowed in some proceedings in 2nd and 9th
trial courts
True or False: States are allowed to set their own limits on camera access to court proceedings.
True
, JRN 430 Chs 8-10 Questions And Answers
The MI Supreme Court was the first to make this rule regarding new media in court proceedings
which has been adopted by many states since: Jurors are banned from all electronic
communications during trials
What stringent test must the sealing of court records pass? Press-Enterprise experience
and logic test
What are some examples of potential justification of sealing court records? Risk of harm
to the defendant's family, risk of harm to future judicial proceedings, or "state interest of the
highest order" (national security),
If a court case isn't accessible through an online database, how can journalists find information
on it? Filing a FOIA request to the state or municipality in which the case took place (may
be rejected if the case has been sealed)
continuance an adjournment of a scheduled case until a later date
Sequestration the isolation of jurors to avoid prejudice from publicity in a sensational trial
