Media groups appeal judge's rules for Casey Anthony jury selection - OS

Media groups appeal judge's rules for Casey Anthony jury selection
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel
6:59 p.m. EDT, May 3, 2011

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The Associated Press and a number of non-local news organizations have appealed Chief Judge Belvin Perry's order governing pre-notification of the jury selection venue in the Casey Anthony trial.

The appeal is significant because it could lead to a delay in the start of the high-profile murder trial's jury selection, which is scheduled to commence Monday morning.

Last week, several media organizations filed a motion asking Perry to reconsider his plans to have news groups sign a confidentiality agreement in order to get advance notice of the location of jury selection in the case.

Perry denied their motion following a hearing in court Monday.

And then today, an attorney representing the media organizations sent an e-mail to court administration confirming that she had filed the appeal, according to court spokeswoman Karen Levey.

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