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Attorneys in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case resumed closed-door questioning of prospective jurors Tuesday, seeking out their attitudes about race, experiences with sexual assault and any effect pretrial publicity has had on them.

Prospective jurors in the Kobe Bryant rape case were asked their feelings on racial prejudice, interracial relationships, marital infidelity and justice for the rich and famous in an 82-item questionnaire released Monday.

Kobe Bryant's trial began Friday with hundreds of prospective jurors arriving at the courthouse in this Colorado mountain town to fill out questionnaires, the first step toward seating a panel that will decide whether the NBA star is guilty of rape.

In a setback to the prosecution, the Colorado Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a key ruling.

Juror summonses for the Kobe Bryant trial are expected to start showing up in 999 mailboxes across Eagle County next week, the largest effort ever to seat a jury in an area home to million-dollar homeowners, professionals drawn by the mountain lifestyle.

A lawyer for Kobe Bryant asked a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom during his sexual assault trial, claiming they would be distracting and could influence jurors' decisions.

With issues ranging from court access to questions for the jury, the judge in the rape case against NBA star Kobe Bryant is making decisions on a host of matters not dealt with before in Colorado courts.

When Kobe Bryant goes on trial later this year, jurors will be allowed to submit questions for witnesses in the sexual assault case under what is believed to be the first rule of its kind.

Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case are fighting jury instructions proposed by the defense, saying they will confuse jurors about the issue of consent.

Kobe Bryant's defense attorneys fired back at prosecutors, responding to complaints that they abused subpoenas and sought inappropriate information from prosecutors in an attempt to influence potential jurors.

Kobe Bryant's defense lawyers have made irrelevant and unfounded suggestions about the woman who accused him of sexual assault, prosecutors charged in a court filing Tuesday.

The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape told police she had consensual sex with someone two days before her encounter with the NBA star, but jurors may never hear about it.

Kobe Bryant's defense team agreed with prosecutors Tuesday, saying some court documents in the NBA star's upcoming sexual assault trial should be sealed from public view.

Winning the fight over evidence and testimony is crucial when it comes to convincing jurors that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is guilty or innocent of sexual assault. Now, both sides have a month to outline the key issues.