Judge rules evidence in rancher standoff should be concealed from public

Judge rules evidence in rancher standoff should be concealed from public

by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2016 A federal judge has blocked lawyers for the 19 defendants in the Nevada rancher standoff case from publicly disclosing evidence. U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen said the media and the public do not have a “common law or First Amendment right” to access pretrial evidence obtained by the government. […]