Should Donald Trump’s Jury Remain Anonymous?: Stephen L. Carter

What are we to make of the anonymous jury in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York? The practice has long had its critics.

First let’s get technical: Trump’s jury is not actually anonymous. Unlike the practice in some organized crime cases, the parties and their lawyers know the jurors’ names. Only the media and the public don’t. This practice has been followed in many explosive cases, including the 2011 corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, the 2019 trial of alleged cult leader Keith Raniere, and the 2020 trial of police officer Derek Chauvin in the ...