The Latest: Jury sworn for trial of 6 in Bundy standoff case

LAS VEGAS – The Latest on the federal trial in Las Vegas of 6 defendants accused of stopping U.S. agents at gunpoint from rounding up cattle near Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014 (all times local):

5:55 p.m.

A jury has been sworn in for opening statements Thursday in Las Vegas in the federal trial of six defendants accused of stopping U.S. agents at gunpoint from rounding up cattle near Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014.

The 16-member panel includes 11 women and five men. Four will end up as alternates.

They were told Tuesday to be prepared for 10 weeks of trial in the case against four men from Idaho and one each from Arizona and Oklahoma.

Bundy and other defendants are due for trial after the first trial finishes.

U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro could decide evidence matters Wednesday, including whether defence teams will get U.S. Bureau of Land Management disciplinary records about Daniel Love. He’s the supervisory agent from Utah who headed the Bundy roundup.

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12:30 p.m.

A federal judge in Las Vegas is considering crucial rulings about what jurors will hear in the trial of six defendants accused of stopping U.S. agents at gunpoint from rounding up cattle near Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014.

Jury selection continued Tuesday for a trial that isn’t for the jailed states’ rights advocate and four of his adult sons, but that will set the tone for their trial in coming weeks.

Some defence attorneys want U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro to dismiss the case outright.

They say they should’ve been told about an internal investigation released last week about Daniel Love, the federal Bureau of Land Management supervisor who oversaw the Bundy cattle roundup in April 2014.

Defence teams are also challenging statements defendants made in interviews with a film crew that they say was an FBI undercover operation.