Nebraska "rape word banned" trial update

Story here.

Has anyone ever heard of protests during jury selection causing a mistrial? What happened here is that the judge declared a mistrial after protests filled with people with "taped mouths" made it supposedly impossible to find an impartial jury. Does anyone think that this had a motive? Is is possible that this woman and her attorney wanted this result so that she can take the trial to another city and perhaps get another judge who will let her say anything she wants during the trial (like sexual assault kit and sexual assault nurse examiner…I'm not kidding, read the article!)?

Another article on this states that the jury was almost evenly split during a previous trial (a new venue and judge will probably only increase the chances of the "right" verdict being decided). One things for sure, the press is definitely on the side of the defendant. This judge is now called the "word banning judge" by the Omaha World Herald.