A grand juror in the proceedings over the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri is suing on free speech grounds to break the lifetime gag order. The juror says the release of the redacted documents showing the evidence presented to the grand jury does not accurately portray the proceedings. (Courthouse News Service, January 5, 2015, by Joe Harris)
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is representing the juror who says that it is wrong for the public to believe that all of the jurors felt there was not enough evidence to indict the policeman who shot Brown. The juror wants changes in the way grand juries do business. (The New York Times, January 5, 2015, by Mitch Smith)
The anonymous juror says that the prosecutor fumbled in certain presentations to the jurors and that the Missouri law gagging grand jurors prevents the public from hearing the truth of how the grand jury decision was reached. (The Daily Caller, January 6, 2015, by Eric Owens)