Star Tribune, AP sue to open Jourdain trial:
Both the Associated Press and the Minneapolis Star Tribune are suing to have the trial of Louis Jourdain open to the public. Jourdain was arrested in conjunction with the Red Lake shootings but the proceedings have remained close since he is being tried as a juvenile.
I’m torn on this because on the one hand, I think a trial of this magnitude should be open to the public whether the suspect in question is a juvenile or not. On the other hand, though it irks me to no end to see the arrogance of the media who think it’s their God-given right to have complete access to any and all information no matter how sensitive the information is. As much as I personally would like to see the case opened up I think the media is once again way off base. They are not entitled to know everything.
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