Responding to the scandal-ette last week, Doug Heye, a Republican spokesman, said the visit to Voyeur — where the party dropped $1,946 — was improper "because of the venue".
The prosecution unsuccessfully argued that because a change of venue had already been granted, the place of the murder was immaterial.
Prosecutors expressed confidence that the case could be tried on Nantucket, but Mr. Toolan's lawyer, Kevin Reddington of Brockton, said he would seek a change of venue because Nantucket was "very parochial and collegial".
After the court appearance, the lawyer, John Jacobs, also said he was considering asking the judge for a change of venue because he fears his client cannot receive a fair trial in Manhattan.
Should it go to trial, Mr. Scaring said he might request a change of venue because publicity about the case "has been so significant" it might have tainted the jury pool.
But the appeals court said the trial court judge, Simeon Lake III, had not committed reversible error in failing to grant Mr. Skilling's motion for a change of venue because Judge Lake's questioning of prospective jurors was thorough and careful.
However, Ghana have requested a change of venue because of security fears following the latest violence in the Egyptian capital.
The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves game in Mexico City was postponed because of a fire at the venue.
It was improper because of the venue".
"It was so disappointing," Kidney said, "because of the venue, the result, everything.
