Should courts be allowed to operate in private whenever they want? A defendant in a Georgia drug case wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Georgia Supreme Court's decision that it's OK for Georgia judges to bar the public from jury selection at will, without having to show special cause.
I'm summarizing a story by Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press, which filed a brief urging the U.S. high court to review the decision.
The RCFP notes that the First and Sixth amendments to the U.S. Constitution create the presumption of public access to jury selection.
This country's judicial system was set up so that cases would be played out in the open, not behind closed doors (absent special cause), because only if the process is subject to scrutiny can we have the chance to make sure it's being done fairly. This is a case to keep an eye on.
I'm summarizing a story by Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press, which filed a brief urging the U.S. high court to review the decision.
The RCFP notes that the First and Sixth amendments to the U.S. Constitution create the presumption of public access to jury selection.
This country's judicial system was set up so that cases would be played out in the open, not behind closed doors (absent special cause), because only if the process is subject to scrutiny can we have the chance to make sure it's being done fairly. This is a case to keep an eye on.
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