This post is from Joel Ebert, who is covering the Don Blankenship trial with Ken Ward Jr. This post was called in by Ken.

Jury selection resumed this morning in the criminal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.

It was another court session scheduled to begin at 9 am at the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston.

U.S. Marshals did not allow members of the media and other specators upstairs in the courthouse until 9:45 a.m.

The public remains barred from the courtroom where jury selection is occurring.

United State District Judge Irene Berger again questioned jurors at the bench with the sound muted to a video feed which was fed to a separate courtroom where spectators were permitted to watch.