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Ferguson Grand Juror Challenges Gag Order

A member of the grand jury that decided against indicting Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown is seeking to have the gag order on talking about the grand jury process lifted, alleging that the prosecutor Robert McCulloch handled the case differently than hundreds of other cases presented to the grand jury, The Huffington Post's Ryan J. Reilly reports. ACLU of Missouri Legal Director said in a statement that grand jury secrecy can be outweighed by a juror's First Amendment rights "'in cases where the prosecuting attorney has purported to be transparent,"' Reilly further reports.