In the case of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 US. 79 (1986), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lawyers are prohibited from exercising peremptory challenges based on the prospective juror’s race, as it ...

Choosing jurors is a complex undertaking that requires focused attention, strong people skills, and the ability to think on your feet. Based on finite information, you’re required to make swift ...

Seventeen of 18 desired jurors have been seated for Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial, and opening statements are now scheduled to take place on Friday. Clancy is accused of killing her ...

Lil Durk’s federal murder-for-hire trial began August 20 as Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald started jury selection from roughly 80 prospective jurors in Los Angeles. The court spent the first day ...

Jury selection for Karen Read’s second trial will resume Monday morning, after four days of selection last week ended with 10 jurors seated. More than 200 people were summoned to Norfolk Superior ...

Dozens more potential jurors will be questioned Wednesday as jury selection continues for the second Karen Read trial, a day after just two people were picked to sit on what will be a 16-person panel.

But I’ve sat through jury selection enough times and I’ve seen enough research to convince me that there are some people who are just not right for certain cases. That doesn’t necessarily equate to ...

Prosecution used racist stereotypes to dismiss Black jurors, but trial judge accepted the 'race-neutral' reasons Supreme Court overturned the conviction, citing 'confusion, oversight, or an overly ...

In 2006, a Mississippi jury found Terry Pitchford, a Black teenager, guilty of murder and sentenced him to death. It was his partner who fatally shot a grocery store owner during a robbery gone wrong, ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed sympathetic to a Mississippi man who argues that a district attorney violated the ...