Judge Lance Ito told the 24 men and women that everything would be done to make their lives palatable during the long sequestration, but added that the move was made necessary by events in the last several weeks, a reference to the worldwide publicity and the saturation coverage in the Los Angeles area that the case has received.
Simpson has pleaded not guilty to the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, who were stabbed to death outside her townhouse on June 12.
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