The family of the accused is also free to speak out. It's called free speech. There is also freedom of the press to report this.
Occasionally, exceptions are made as when the federal prosecutor in NJ asked the mayor of Hoboken to not conduct any more interviews while the case is being investigated.
No cases got more publicity than the Casey Anthony and Trayvon Martin murder cases, and yet Anthony and George Zimmerman were able to get fair jury trials.
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