In the Scruggs bribery case, Judge Biggers granted the government's request for an anonymous jury because of concerns of potential harassment and intimidation. Here's a copy of his order, and here is an excerpt, which I have broken up into paragraphs for easier reading:The court also finds that element (1) above exists in this case in that extensive publicity has been paid to this case thus far and, after the trial begins, publicity will likely increase and the names and addresses of the jurors sitting on the case would be enhanced and more likely cause attempts to contact the jurors by news media or friends or acquaintances who do not know the proper role for juror conduct, and therefore more pressure would be brought on the jurors if their names were in the public news media during
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