jury selection — Blog — Criminal Injustice

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that jury decisions in state criminal cases must be unanimous, overturning a precedent that goes back to Jim Crow.

#101 The Racial Impact of Juror Exclusion (reprise)

Jury service is THE way that members of the public participate in the criminal justice system. But who gets to serve? Are certain racial or ethnic groups excluded, and what’s the effect of these exclusions in the courtroom?

#102: The Racial Impact of Juror Exclusion

Jury service is THE way that members of the public participate in the criminal justice system. But who gets to serve? Are certain racial or ethnic groups excluded, and what’s the effect of these exclusions in the courtroom?

#92: The OJ Question in Jury Selection

The Supreme Court banned racial discrimination in jury selection decades ago. But some prosecutors refused to abide by the rules. They developed work arounds, including sorting jurors by their reactions to the OJ Simpson verdict. Now the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) argues that using the OJ verdict as racial discrimination tool violates the Constitution.

InterviewsDavid HarrisOctober 16, 2018OJ Simpson, race, implicit bias, jury selection, Alexis Hoag, 91-120

Ask Dave: Jurors Behaving Badly

What can courts do to mitigate the influence of abusive personalities on jury proceedings?

Ask DaveDavid HarrisMay 11, 2018jury trial, jury selection, jury deliberations

#46: Race Plays a Big Role in Whether Jurors Convict

American juries are composed of 12 ordinary citizens tasked with bringing justice to the downtrodden and common sense to the law – no easy job. But who actually gets to serve? Research out of North Carolina shows some people get removed from jury pools much more often than others.

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