The fight in Jena is not over yet

In recent months the Jena 6 has sparked news headlines all over the world. Although it has seemed to die down a little there are still many kinks left to work out.

In September a state appeals court ruled that Mychal Bell should not be charged as an adult, he is still due to juvenile court next month.

According to the Washingtonpost.com, One judge has disqualified himself from hearing a request from news media to open juvenile court proceedings for a black teenager charged with beating a white classmate in Jena.

District Judge J.P Mauffray Jr. Tuesday assigned his colleague Thomas Yeager to decide if the case of Mychal Bell should be open to the public.

In Louisiana, criminal cases involving teenagers are usually sealed, but news organizations lawyers are arguing that a case that involves aggravated second-degree battery is one of the violent offenses that would allow a juvenile court case to be opened.

“Charges against three other teens _ Robert Bailey Jr., 18; Carwin Jones, 19; and Theo Shaw, 18 _ also have been reduced from attempted murder to aggravated second-degree battery. Bryant Purvis, 18, has not yet been arraigned, and a sixth suspect was charged as a juvenile.”

The fight in Jena, Louisiana is not over yet.

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