The Oklahoma Employment Lawyers Association ("OELA") sought permission to interview jurors from a three-year-old Americans with Disabilities Act job bias trial. The case was tried in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma where a court rule forbids attorneys from interviewing jurors without first obtaining permission from the court.
The 10th Circuit opinion suggests that if attorneys have such a 1st Amendment right to speak to the jurors, it is only to the extent that the lawyers' underlying purpose is to educate a segment of the bar.
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