In the 2015 Trial in Boston of the Boston Marathon

In the 2015 trial in Boston of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect,some 70% of potential jurors reported a personal connection to the trial,yet the trial judge repeatedly denied defense requests to change the venue of the trial.On appeal,the federal circuit court upheld the lower court's decision that intense media attention "does not equate to disqualifying prejudice." Trial judges have discretion over whether to grant changes of venue and rely on the Supreme Court's decisions in Estes v.Texas and Shepard v.Maxwell to decide questions about prejudicial media publicity.Discuss the guidance of these two Supreme Court rulings and reach your own decision about the judge's proper course of action.