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Bookmark or Share- Private: Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection | ACSIn the 21 st Century, data indicates that prosecutors in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, have used peremptory strikes to exclude black prospective jurors at three times the rate of white prospective jurors; and in Houston County, Alabama, prosecutors have used peremptory strikes to exclude 80% of African Americans otherwise qualified for jury service.
- Glossip v. Oklahoma | ACSThe Supreme Court heard oral argument today in Glossip v.Oklahoma, a death penalty case involving a state’s admitted suppression of a key witness’s history of treatment for mental illness and prosecutors’ failure to correct that witness’s false testimony.
- To Do List for 2024: 70 Judges in 12 Months - ACSThe Senate broke for the holidays this week, leaving President Biden 21 appointments behind former President Trump’s 187 at the end of three years.
- Private: The Peterson Case: Did Juror Removal Manipulate the Verdict?The Post reported that "some close to the case say [Jackson] angered fellow jurors when he demanded the panel methodically sift through all witness testimony and introduced exhibits before holding even a preliminary vote to see where the jury stood. Shortly after his refusal to hold a vote, Jackson reportedly went to Delucchi claiming he was ...
- “Inextricably Bound Up”: Why Courts Must Allow Jury Questioning on ...Despite the prominent role that sexual orientation played at trial and the fact that this role was clear before the trial began, the trial court judge refused to ask prospective jurors Mr. Berthiaume’s proposed juror question, which was: "Do you harbor any biases or prejudices against persons who are gay or homosexual—or believe that ...
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