jury sequestration
Isolating trial deciders
Jury sequestration is the isolation of jurors from outside contact during a trial.
Sequestered jurors typically stay in hotels, surrender phones, and avoid news coverage to prevent exposure to information that might bias their deliberations.
Courts order sequestration in high-profile cases where media attention or public pressure could influence the verdict: The jury was sequestered for the duration of the murder trial.
- media circusExcessive news coverage event
- gag orderCourt-imposed speech restriction
- media blackoutSuppression of press coverage
- jury selectionChoosing trial decision-makers
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
voir dire · isolation · hotel room · decision fatigue · contempt of court · mistrial · privacy invasion · deliberation · judicial discretion · anxiety · mental health · emotional resilience · impartiality · news coverage · jury tampering · cognitive bias · hung jury · public opinion
- jury trialjury deliberation, jury selection, juror selection, voir dire, jury pool
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