U.S. v. Blagojevich

Dist. Ct. erred in denying intervention motion by newspapers seeking discovery of juror's names during pending trial of Rod Blagojevich where Dist. Ct. announced that names would not be made public until after conclusion of said trial. Dist. Ct. did not give intervenors adequate opportunity to file motion, failed to set schedule for deciding when jurors' names would be published and failed to hold hearing on subject. Moreover, there is presumption that names of jurors be published at start of trial, and Dist. Ct. on remand must conduct hearing to determine existence of some usual risk outside of possibilities inherent in any criminal prosecution to justify keeping jurors' names confidential. Dist. Ct. should also explore possibility of jury sequestration.