United States v. Antar

This case marks another effort by the press to test the outer limits of their right to gather and print news about all aspects of the judicial system and implicates the historic efforts of the courts to protect the confidentiality of a jury’s deliberative process. Our decision today recognizes the right of press access to the courts, including the right to interview jurors, but we reaffirm that this right is not absolute. The press’ right to interview jurors is separated by a delicate but important line between the permissible and the impermissible. We attempt to draw that line in this case.

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