United States v. Silver

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

VALERIE CAPRONI, District Judge:

The Court starts with several inarguable principles. First, criminal defendants are entitled to a fair trial. Second, the public has a right to know about criminal prosecutions, perhaps particularly those involving charges of public corruption. Third, criminal cases should be tried in the courtroom and not in the press. Finally, people who venture close to the edge of a rule risk falling over the edge. The rales that govern public statements by federal prosecutors regarding accused defendants are designed to balance the first three…