1.   Because of the cost and the emotional toll, sequestration is reserved for high-profile cases in which publicity may taint the independent judgment of the jury.

2.   A university professor hired by the defense has argued that publicity has tainted the local jury pool.

3.   He said he had hired Dick Morris, a former political consultant to President Clinton, to conduct a poll to determine whether publicity had tainted the jury pool.

4.   Lawyers are trying to find out whether prospective jurors have been tainted by publicity surrounding the case.

5.   Lawyers usually argue that the move is necessary because pretrial publicity has tainted the local jury pool, but judges often rule that such fears are exaggerated.