Get beyond all the righteous pontificating and it sounds like someone wants to cash in and write a book…. The pdf of the filed lawsuit is here…. and, oh yeah – check out the lawyers. Always check out the lawyers.  

Robert McCullochST. LOUIS COUNTY • A member of the grand jury who declined to file criminal charges against former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown sued St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch Monday for the right to speak publicly about the proceedings.
The plaintiff, identified in court documents only as “Grand Juror Doe,” has alleged First Amendment violations in a civil suit filed in federal court in St. Louis. According to the lawsuit, Doe wants to talk publicly about the experience of serving on a grand jury, the evidence and investigation that the plaintiff believes would educate the public and “to advocate for legislative change to the way grand juries are conducted in Missouri.”

The investigation of Wilson, who fatally shot Brown on Aug. 9, “had a stronger focus on the victim than in other grand jury cases,” the suit claims. The suit also claims the legal guidelines presented to jurors in applying facts of the case were “muddled” and “untimely” compared to other cases.
The plaintiff claims McCulloch’s characterization of the grand jury’s view of the evidence was at odds with Doe’s opinions of the case, that the public’s understanding of the grand jurors’ views is “not entirely accurate.”
State law says it is a misdemeanor for grand jurors to discuss their service. The plaintiff is being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Town and Country firm of Sowers & Wolf.
Doe said in the suit that speaking publicly could “contribute to the current public dialogue concerning race relations.” The suit asks a judge to prevent McCulloch from prosecuting the juror if the juror speaks publicly about the case.
“The rules of secrecy must yield because this is a highly unusual circumstance,” Tony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU of Missouri, said in a prepared statement. “The First Amendment prevents the state from imposing a lifetime gag order in cases where the prosecuting attorney has purported to be transparent.” (read more)
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Remember how you can gain understanding the origin of intent of an advocate by looking at their prior work, associations and connections?  A glance at the attorney’s representing the Grand Juror and you can, well, identify quite a bit….    
Sowers and Wolf Attorney’s   (Mr.)  ERIC SOWERS, (Mrs.) FERNE P. WOLF
Example of interest: Race, gender, age, religion, disability, and or national origin discrimination.  Retaliation based on opposition to discriminatory practices.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Washington, D.C. and St. Louis)
Prior Advocacy   ..”right to a jury trial to employees who allege retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act”.
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