United States v. Calabrese

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES B. ZAGEL, District Judge.

On September 26, 2007, Proposed Inter-venor Chicago Tribune Company (“Tribune” or “Intervenor”) moved — on an emergency basis — to intervene 1 and for immediate access to the jurors’ names upon the return of a verdict. That day, I held a hearing on Tribune’s motion. None of the defendants in the case took a position, but the Government opposed the motion, citing three main objections. First, the Government argued that disclosing the jurors’ names could endanger their physical safety. Second, the Government asserted that to release the…