By Micheal Kiefer | The Arizona Republic
A three-judge panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled in favor of The Arizona Republic, 12 News, and other media outlets to keep a Maricopa County Superior Court judge from closing the court during testimony in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial, at least for now.
The panel granted a stay to the media, which means that Judge Sherry Stephens cannot exclude the public and the media from testimony until the Court of Appeals rules on a special action filed by the media. A special action is an expedited appeal.
