Judge Berger issues post-trial rulings
December 9, 2015 by Ken Ward Jr.U.S. District Judge Irene Berger has issued a bunch of post-trial rulings in the Don Blankenship case. Here they are:
— An order denying a request from The Associated Press for a list of all of the jurors in the trial.
— A ruling against Blankenship’s request for a judgment of acquittal on all counts.
— Another decision that rejects defense efforts to have the case moved to another court jurisdiction.
— A ruling against a defense request to order MSHA to turn over more records to the defense team.
— An order that rules on several other pending motions in the case.
— Another order that rules on a long list of matters still pending.