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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts) Mon Jan 5, 2015, 11:35 PM Jan 2015

Juror ... in Michael Brown grand jury case sues to remove lifetime gag order

Source: NY Daily News

A member of the grand jury that declined to indict the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown asked a federal court Monday to remove a lifetime gag order preventing jurors from discussing the case.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of an unnamed juror who wants to speak about the investigation but would be in violation of Missouri law by doing so.

The lawsuit also questions St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch's characterization that "all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges."

The suit was filed against McCulloch, who oversaw the investigation, because his office would be responsible for bringing charges against the juror, according to the ACLU. McCulloch's spokesman, Ed Magee, said his office had not seen the lawsuit and declined immediate comment.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/juror-michael-brown-case-sues-remove-gag-order-article-1.2066289

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Juror ... in Michael Brown grand jury case sues to remove lifetime gag order (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Jan 2015 OP

Police Unions will have a fit over this one FreakinDJ Jan 2015 #1

Gag Order? billhicks76 Jan 2015 #2

That's exactly what I was thinking. Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #10

Exactly gopiscrap Jan 2015 #14

Here we go. Baitball Blogger Jan 2015 #3

Hey, McCulloch, if you've Nothing To Hide... 1step Jan 2015 #4

Grand jury secrecy is state law, not at the discretion of the district attorney. branford Jan 2015 #12

Probably a book deal is involved. davsand Jan 2015 #5

It wouldnt surprise me in the least if thats not the real reason that they are pursuing it and you cstanleytech Jan 2015 #6

You really think the ACLU decided to help out a book deal? nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #9

It would be immaterial to the ACLU as they are probably looking at it purely as a 1st amendment cstanleytech Jan 2015 #11

I agree gopiscrap Jan 2015 #15

! DeSwiss Jan 2015 #7

Um,no. Read the lawsuit. And check out who filed it. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #8

Because the DA would not want us to know that he lied to the Grand Jury. McCamy Taylor Jan 2015 #13

FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts)

1. Police Unions will have a fit over this one

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2015, 11:45 PM

Jan 2015

billhicks76

(5,082 posts)

2. Gag Order?

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 12:23 AM

Jan 2015

Why?

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)

10. That's exactly what I was thinking.

Reply to billhicks76 (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 01:40 AM

Jan 2015

The verdict is in and it's a closed case, so why won't the law allow the jurors to speak? I believe because the law was written by people that have something to hide.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

14. Exactly

Reply to Unknown Beatle (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 01:25 PM

Jan 2015

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

3. Here we go.

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 12:31 AM

Jan 2015

Gag orders should be challenged.

1step

(380 posts)

4. Hey, McCulloch, if you've Nothing To Hide...

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 01:14 AM

Jan 2015

branford

(4,462 posts)

12. Grand jury secrecy is state law, not at the discretion of the district attorney.

Reply to 1step (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 02:13 AM

Jan 2015

McCuloch even needed judicial consent to release the grand jury transcripts.

davsand

(13,421 posts)

5. Probably a book deal is involved.

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 01:24 AM

Jan 2015

Sorry to sound so cynical, but my first thought was the juror needs legal clearance to sell a book. No publisher will pay for a book that they can't sell.

Laura