Jurors’ names will be kept secret at the upcoming trial of a writer’s rape lawsuit against former President Donald Trump
FILE - E. Jean Carroll talks to reporters outside a courthouse in New York, March 4, 2020. Jurors’ names will be kept secret at the upcoming trial of the writer’s rape lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, a judge ruled Thursday, March 23, 2023, citing “a very strong risk” they would otherwise face harassment and more. Anonymous juries are unusual, particularly outside criminal cases. The Associated Press and the Daily News of New York objected to the plan for Carroll's civil case.
But U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said he was concerned that jurors would be subjected to unwanted attention from the media and “harassment or worse” from supporters of a president who has railed against the judicial process, or from people unhappy with any verdict that might ensue. Carroll's lawyers declined to comment. Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she didn't want jurors “to feel any outside pressure or influence" at the trial, set to start late next month.
Besides having their names kept confidential, jurors will be transported to and from court and sequestered from the public while on breaks there.
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