A veteran journalist explains why she risked jail to interview a juror

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Emilie Lounsberry discusses her decision to defy a judge's order forbidding reporters to contact jurors in the first murder trial of Rabbi Fred Neulander, who was accused of arranging the 1994 murder of his wife, Carol. Neulander's 2001 trial had ended in a hung jury. The hung jury provoked a public outcry, with many people demanding to know what jurors were thinking. Lounsberry and three of her colleagues were found in contempt of court in 2002 and were sentenced to community service and fines. That ruling was overturned after a lengthy appeals process. Neulander was not so lucky. He was convicted of murder and conspiracy at his 2002 retrial and is currently serving life in prison.