Satellite TV trucks and reporters waving microphones circle your courthouse like a calf-roper’s lasso at a rodeo. Get ready—you are presiding over a “notorious” trial. The time to think about how to handle such a trial should be long before the reporters arrive, and with a little thoughtful planning, you can successfully balance a defendant’s right to a fair trial with the rights of a free press. Judge Christopher Bur … [Read more...] about Morgan County Courts: Their Experience with a High Profile Case
