Nebraska District Court Judge Jeffre Cheuvront twice declared mistrials because the woman used prohibited words. She says the juries were not informed about Cheuvront's language-cleansing order, and that Cheuvront threatened to imprison her for contempt if she used the words. She is facing a third trial, at which she must confront her alleged rapist again, and expects Cheuvront to issue the same orders and threats against her and against witnesses. She says Cheuvront "required her to testify using words that did not accurately describe her experience." Lead counsel Sue Ellen Wall says, "judicial review to determine whether (Cheuvront's) order violates federal constitutional principles is unavailable to the Plaintiff under
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