The article seems to suggest that the defence was about to launch a campaign of having all the other Duke LAX players make public statements as to their uderstanding as to what did and did not happen at the party. Nifong's subpoena and threat that any team member could be called as a witness and Titus' apparent gag order now seem part of an effort to prevent this from happening. Does Titus' so-called gag order apply to as yet unidentified witneses - who have simply been listed on a subpoena?
I don't care what Titus order says about witnesses, identified, unidentified, or potential. Rule 3.6 only applies to lawyers. Period! No judge has the authority to expand that rule. If Titus wants to shut up the witnesses and the parties, he has to issue a gag order.
I'm gonna go back to what I originally thought when I was watching the hearing. The judge released some of Crystal's medical records. That's what this order invoking Rule 3.6 goes to -- IMO. Her medical records are not part of the public record and he doesn't want the defense attorneys releasing those records to the public or the news media. IOW, there must be some pretty good stuff in those documents.
That's what I think this is all about.