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What Does It Take to Enforce Batson? When Written Proof of Prosecutors’ Discriminatory Motives for Striking Jurors Still Isn’t Enough

What Does It Take to Enforce Batson? When Written Proof of Prosecutors’ Discriminatory Motives for Striking Jurors Still Isn’t Enough

by Bert | Nov 20, 2017 | Alabama

It’s no secret prosecutors accused of discriminating against prospective jurors in jury selection usually get away with excluding the jurors they do not want to serve. What is remarkable, however, is that even prosecutors who document plans to strike jurors on the...
Jury Selection: Iowa and Washington Supreme Courts Curtail Exclusion of Minority Jurors

Jury Selection: Iowa and Washington Supreme Courts Curtail Exclusion of Minority Jurors

by Bert | Jul 17, 2017 | Iowa, Washington

Since our nation’s founding, jurors have played a critical role in checking governmental power. In the dynamic relationship between the State and the jury, one of the State’s most potent tools to obtain its desired outcomes is to influence the jury’s composition. The...

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