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CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Newsweek and two of its reporters were banned from an Arapahoe County District courtroom where the Aurora theater shooting trial was ongoing Wednesday after it was confirmed the reporter and outlet published the name of a juror in the case.

While he has granted media access to the case, going so far as to allow one camera in the courtroom so media outlets can stream the proceedings live, Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour Jr. has set strict orders in an effort to protect the privacy of jurors.

The defense counsel for James Holmes, the admitted gunman in the July 20, 2012, attack that left 12 dead and 70 others injured argued Newsweek “clearly violated” one of those orders in publishing the name of the jury foreman on July 16.

Newsweek’s Nina Burleigh and Polly Mosendz were cited as the reporters who revealed the juror’s identity. The publication then tweeted a link to the two’s story with the juror’s name in it, which mentioned the juror “never took his eyes off” the gunman when the guilty verdict was read in the case on July 16.

The story has since been amended and the tweet deleted.

The juror brought up the tweet before Samour on Wednesday, the first day of the sentencing hearing, which includes the jury. The juror, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School tragedy who was close friends with the shooters and at least one of the victims, told the court he was unsettled by the fact he was identified.

Samour seemed equally unsettled, ruling all Newsweek employees would be banned from the courtroom for the duration of the trial. However, he stopped short of holding the publication in contempt of court. The defense had asked him to do so and the prosecution did not disagree with the defense’s request.

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Given the fact that Newsweek‘s editors have told the court they have no further plans to cover the trial, Samour deemed the ban sufficient. But he did not let the well-known publication and the author of the story off without a tongue lashing.

“Frankly, Newsweek should know better,” Samour said. “Members of the media have been here for months and all have complied with the rules. … Apparently, someone thinks she’s special.”

Kira Bindrim, managing editor at Newsweek, responded to the news of the banning shortly after it was handed down.

The identified juror said he would not let the incident prevent him from continuing, and deliberations about the aggravation presented by the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s office commenced Wednesday afternoon.

After finding him guilty, the jury is now considering whether to sentence the shooter to death.

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