Local Rule 83.2.2: SPECIAL ORDERS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ACCUSED OR THE LITIGANTS IN WIDELY PUBLICIZED OR SENSATIONAL CRIMINAL OR CIVIL CASES
D. Mass. — General rule
RULE 83.2.2 SPECIAL ORDERS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ACCUSED OR THE LITIGANTS IN WIDELY PUBLICIZED OR SENSATIONAL CRIMINAL OR CIVIL CASES
In a widely publicized or sensational criminal or civil case, the court, on motion of either party or on its own motion, may issue a special order governing such matters as
(1) extrajudicial statements by parties and witnesses that are likely to interfere with the rights of the accused or the litigants to a fair trial by an impartial jury,
(2) the seating and conduct in the courtroom of spectators and news media representatives,
(3) the management and sequestration of jurors and witnesses, and
(4) any other matters that the court may deem appropriate for inclusion in such an order.
Effective September 1, 1990.