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Originally Posted by Azure
If a journalist is doing that, what is stopping anyone else from doing the same thing?
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Absolutely nothing. That's the point. There is no law against following a bus, nor is there a law from shooting video of anyone from a public street. If the judge is concerned about this he can sequester the jury and can use the underground access to the courthouse and to a local hotel to hide the identities of the jurors. The judge has once again overstepped his rights. If one of the networks had done something in the courtroom, then he has every right to expel or bar the agency. Barring them from something done on public property is against the 1st amendment and is just getting his name in the media, doing the opposite of what he's talking about. The more you make the identities of the jurors a big thing, the more people will be interested and inclined to disclose that information. Out of site out of mind is the approach the judge should be taking here, not making a state case out of something that anyone can freely do. Following a bus is not illegal (not talking traffic violations).