United States v. Black

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ST. EVE, District Judge.

Currently before the Court is the Chicago Tribune’s (the “Tribune”) Motion to Intervene and for Immediate Public Access to Names of Jurors (the “Motion”). (R. 523-1, Tribune Motion.) The Tribune contends that the Court must disclose the names of empaneled jurors and alternates pursuant to the First Amendment right to access judicial proceedings. (Id. at 1.) 1 All Defendants oppose the Tribune’s motion, and the government takes no position. For the reasons below, the Court grants the Motion in part, and denies it in part. The Court grants the…