After U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York granted jurors anonymity in the case of R&B singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, defense lawyers on Monday emphasized how rarely federal judges grant anonymity to jurors in criminal trials, especially in cases where the defendant is not tied to the mob or a terrorist group.

Kelly, who performs as R. Kelly, has been charged with racketeering and sex trafficking; his trial has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and currently does not have a start date.