Weighing justice and fanfare in Jackson trial
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As jury selection begins, a frenzy of coverage prompts questions about the media and fair trials.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - After months of delays and  intense pre-trial publicity, Michael Jackson took his seat in  court on Monday as the laborious task of selecting a jury began  in the child molestation case that has put his career,  reputation and freedom at risk.
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Jury selection in the Michael Jackson molestation case has been delayed, but media efforts to learn more about who might eventually sit in judgment of the entertainer are moving ahead.
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The pretrial hearing for Michael Jackson will focus on evidence and other last minute issues before the start of his trial next month.
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Pop superstar Michael Jackson is due to visit court on Monday for a pre-trial hearing in his child molestation case.
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LOS ANGELES  - With the recent slew of lawsuits filed against Michael Jackson, he should just make himself at home in the courtroom -- perhaps with a pair of ormolu malachite pedestals.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson was  expected in court on Friday, accompanied by members of his  famous family, to watch his attorney fire tough questions at  the mother of the teenage boy who accuses the pop star of child  molestation.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. A quiet battle is going on in a Santa Maria, California, courthouse over what material will be allowed into evidence in the Michael Jackson molestation trial.
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Prosecutors in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial want evidence from child witnesses given in private.
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Michael Jackson's lawyers announced Monday they may call celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross and Kobe Bryant to the witness stand during the pop star's molestation trial.
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Michael Jackson is the key figure in a lawsuit going to trial this week, but the pop superstar won&#039;t be in the courtroom while lawyers and witnesses thrash out the question of whether he owes &#36;3.8 million to a former business associate.
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The first of some 750 prospective jurors will report for duty on Monday in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the opening stage of a trial that could send one of the world's best-known entertainers to prison for years.
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Michael Jackson's family will be standing by him for a courtroom confrontation with the man who wants to put him in prison on child molestation charges &#151; a district attorney whose pursuit of Jackson dates back more than a decade.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson's elegant home with its lavish playground for children was placed on display in a courtroom as defense attorneys showed a judge videotapes of a raid last year on the pop star's Neverland estate...
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An appeals court considering whether to lift some of the secrecy in the Michael Jackson case questioned lawyers Wednesday about how to balance Jackson's right to a fair trial with the public's right to know.
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Michael Jackson's child molestation trial begins this week with participants and observers sharply divided over whether there has been too much secrecy imposed by the judge &#151; or not enough secrecy because of media leaks.
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Despite the high-stakes legal tussle between prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the public still doesn't know specifically what the two sides lately are arguing about.