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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Some El Chapo jurors got trial info from Twitter -- grounds for an appeal?

    U.S. attorney Richard Donoghue announced the verdict in the El Chapo trial a few weeks ago, saying the jury convicted Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera on all counts of a federal indictment.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 25, 2019 • 1 min read

    U.S. attorney Richard Donoghue announced the verdict in the El Chapo trial a few weeks ago, saying the jury convicted Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera on all counts of a federal indictment. But last week, VICE News reported that some jurors followed coverage of the trial on Twitter, going against the judge’s orders. Now the defense team is asking the court to look into juror misconduct. But is avoiding the media really possible these days, and can jurors truly be impartial?

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Why Facebook moderators experience mental health trauma
    1. 0:00‘Green Book’ stirs up Best Picture controversy
    2. 8:44Excluding women from military draft is no longer justified, says federal judge
    3. 17:28Some El Chapo jurors got trial info from Twitter -- grounds for an appeal?You’re reading this
    4. 26:59Facebook moderators suffer trauma for little pay
    5. 34:43New music: Maya Jane Coles, Chaka Khan, and more
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