The names and address of Manhattan jurors who convicted Trump will remain under wraps, however.

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    4 months ago

    That’s incredibly irresponsible of them. There is no excuse for being such idiots about this.

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      4 months ago

      It was expected. The legal justification for a gag order is to prevent the person from using public statements to influence the trial. Since the trial is over and can no longer be influenced by Trump’s public statements there is little legal justification for curtailing his first amendment rights. Continuing to hide the identities of the jurors should be sufficient to protect them from harassment and retaliation.