[JLS]

Mad-Margret: Where did you read or hear that?

After seeing other posters allude to this, I asked this question last night to our Mike Nifong. He sent me sent me this N&O link:

N&O

He pointed out the quotation below from the middle of the article:

N&O: Before court began, Titus held a closed-door meeting with Nifong and the handful of lawyers on the defense side, in which they apparently discussed publicity.

Now maybe I am wrong and closed door was not in chambers but in the court room with the public shut out?

And I agree with your puzzlement about Titus reducing the ehtics rule to an order and thinking he can apply them to non-attorneys. That is why I said I wonder if under dumb in the dictionary we might see a picture of a Durham judge.

[Mad-Margaret]

Thanks! I read that article and I missed it. Wonder what was said behind closed doors. And I also wonder why the doors had to be closed for the issue of pretrial publicity.

That's explains why his order was prepared for his signature. Just a thought, but if there is a trial (and I still don't think there will be), I wonder if they're not going to allow cameras in the courtroom.