Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge THOMPSON.
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
At a murder trial in which the central question is whether the defendant acted in self-defense, are a defendant's constitutional rights violated when spectators are permitted to wear buttons depicting the "victim"? We conclude that under clearly established Supreme Court law such a practice interferes with the right to a fair trial by an impartial jury free from outside influences...
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