FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, file photo, reporters and spectators wait in line outside Brooklyn federal court, in New York, for opening statements in R&B star R. Kelly's long-anticipated federal trial arising from years of allegations that he sexually abused women and girls. Courts across the U.S. are still grappling with how to balance public health with the right to a public trial. In some high-profile cases, such as R. Kelly's sex trafficking trial, the media and public have been barred from the courtroom. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)