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A Massachusetts judge on Monday denied Lindsay Clancy’s motion to dismiss her triple-murder case on double jeopardy grounds, clearing the way for a possible retrial. Judge William Sullivan found that the jury’s deadlock justified a mistrial, so retrying the murder indictments does not violate her protection against double jeopardy. He also denied a defense motion to investigate the holdout juror, and according to ABC News he rejected a prosecution request for a gag order. Clancy is accused of killing her three children. Prosecutors have not said whether they will pursue the same first-degree murder charges or a lesser one, and no retrial date has been set.

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  1. Judge William Sullivan denied Lindsay Clancy’s motion to dismiss the murder charges on double jeopardy grounds.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
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    ABC News
    Center
    Sky News
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  2. The judge ruled that the jury’s deadlock justified a mistrial, so a retrial on the murder indictments does not violate double jeopardy.

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    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  3. The judge denied the defense motion to investigate the holdout juror.

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    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    Daily Mail

  4. The judge also denied a prosecution request for a gag order, according to ABC News.

    One outletABC News· Left

  5. Prosecutors have not said whether they will retry Clancy on the same first-degree murder charges or a reduced charge, and no retrial date has been set.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

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All three sides report that a Massachusetts judge denied Lindsay Clancy’s motion to dismiss her murder case on double jeopardy grounds, clearing a path to retrial. The right-leaning outlets stress rejected defense tactics and the holdout juror; the center and left headlines report the denial itself.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    ABC News headlines report the denial of the motion to dismiss in neutral terms, with the potential retrial as the follow-on point in the description.

    Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss case
    ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Sky News frames the ruling as a bid to dismiss murder charges that failed, stressing the children’s deaths and the path to a retrial.

    Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder charges
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-leaning headlines stress the judge slapping down or refusing defense moves, with the holdout juror and a likely second murder trial; Daily Mail adds the ban on investigating the juror.

    Lindsay Clancy lawyer’s two big legal gambits Loaded verb“slapped down”The phrase adds a dismissive, combative tone to a court ruling that could be stated plainly.More neutral: rejectedDisagree with this highlight? by judge — who refuses to dismiss case
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right3

    killer momcontroversialslapped down

In the outlets’ own words

  • Dehumanizing label

    killer momMore neutral: mother charged with murder

    Labeling Clancy a killer before trial reduces her to a criminal category while the murder charge is still unresolved.

    Lindsay Clancy judge refuses to dismiss murder charge against killer mom - and bans her lawyer from investigating holdout juror

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    controversialMore neutral: holdout juror

    Calling the juror controversial pre-judges a contested courtroom event without citing what made him so.

    …big legal gambits, including refusing to dismiss her murder case because of a controversial holdout juror who caused a mistrial.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    slapped downMore neutral: rejected

    The phrase adds a dismissive, combative tone to a court ruling that could be stated plainly.

    Lindsay Clancy lawyer’s two big legal gambits slapped down by judge — who refuses to dismiss case

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • denial of the motion to dismiss
  • judge’s manifest necessity finding
  • path to a potential retrial

Leaves out

  • the defense argument that the holdout juror should have been removed

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • CNNLeft

    Judge denies Lindsay Clancy’s motion to dismiss case, paving the way for potential retrial

    A judge in Massachusetts denied Lindsay Clancy’s motion to dismiss her murder case, clearing the way for her to face a second trial for allegedly killing her three children. …

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  • The GuardianLeftReuters report

    Judge clears way for Lindsay Clancy to be retried on murder charges

    Massachusetts judge rejects bid by Clancy’s attorneys to have the case against her dismissed A Massachusetts judge cleared the way on Monday for Lindsay Clancy to be tried again on ⁠murder charges for killing her three young children at her home in 2023, saying a retrial would …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeft

    Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss case

    The judge's decision clears the way for a potential retrial.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • defense bid rejected
  • paving the way for a retrial
  • the three children

Leaves out

  • the dispute over investigating the holdout juror

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • BBC NewsCenter

    Judge denies motion to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's murder case - media reports

    The ruling means prosecutors can pursue the case, meaning they could reduce charges in a potential second trial or dismiss them altogether.

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  • Sky NewsCenter

    Lindsay Clancy loses bid to dismiss murder charges

    A US judge has rejected a bid to dismiss murder charges against Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three children - paving the way for a retrial.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • defense tactics rejected
  • holdout juror
  • likely second murder trial

Leaves out

  • the rejected prosecution request for a gag order

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRight

    Lindsay Clancy lawyer’s two big legal gambits Loaded verb“slapped down”The phrase adds a dismissive, combative tone to a court ruling that could be stated plainly.More neutral: rejectedDisagree with this highlight? by judge — who refuses to dismiss case

    A Massachusetts judge Monday shot down two of Lindsay Clancy’s’ big legal gambits, including refusing to dismiss her murder case because of a Loaded modifier“controversial”Calling the juror controversial pre-judges a contested courtroom event without citing what made him so.More neutral: holdout jurorDisagree with this highlight? holdout juror who caused a mistrial. …

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    Lindsay Clancy judge refuses to dismiss murder charge against Dehumanizing label“killer mom”Labeling Clancy a killer before trial reduces her to a criminal category while the murder charge is still unresolved.More neutral: mother charged with murderDisagree with this highlight? - and bans her lawyer from investigating holdout juror

    Judge William Sullivan, in a memorandum of decision filed Monday, denied Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss the murder charges on double jeopardy grounds.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    3 hr 6 min later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 3:28 PM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Nov 9, 12:22 PM EST

  • Right

    3 hr 26 min later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 3:47 PM EST

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  1. Sky NewsCenterNov 9, 12:22 PM EST
  2. ABC NewsLeftNov 9, 3:28 PM EST
  3. The GuardianLeftNov 9, 3:42 PM EST
  4. Daily MailRightNov 9, 3:47 PM EST
  5. New York PostRightNov 9, 3:49 PM EST
  6. BBC NewsCenterNov 9, 4:14 PM EST
  7. CNNLeftNov 9, 4:22 PM EST

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