Defense Attorney Finds Himself Accused of Biased Striking of Jurors Under New Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – A defense attorney trying a high profile…
Councilmember/Attorney Asks Alameda County Residents to Oppose Code Change Making Juries Unfair
By Anika Khubchandani EMERYVILLE – Posting on his Twitter account Monday, John J. Bauters—a former trial attorney…
Guest Commentary: Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform BIlls
By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a…
CA Supreme Court Won’t Hear Black Jury Selection Bias Case
By Jose Medina LOS ANGELES – Social justice advocates maintain the George Floyd protests have magnified the…
Racial Discrimination Plagues Jury Selection – Blacks ‘Struck’ Much, Much More than Whites
By Linh Nguyen Decades of studies show that racial discrimination during jury selection is very much present…
Bill against Discrimination during Jury Selection Process Passes California Assembly Judiciary Committee
By Nancy Martinez SACRAMENTO – The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed AB 3070 through its first phase of…
North Carolina Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Address Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
By Linh Nguyen Notorious among southern states for failing to recognize racial discrimination during jury selection, the…
DA Dismisses Case Where Defense Claimed Sacramento County Jury Pool is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A criminal case here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Legislature Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bills
California Legislature OKs SB 310, ‘The Right to a Jury of Your Peers’ (From Press Release –…
Defense Attorney: Sacramento May Be Practicing Racial Discrimination in Juror Selection
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County may be practicing racial discrimination in the…
Efforts Look to Address Jury Discrimination
In 1966, President Johnson, his party splitting over civil rights and the nation increasingly torn on Vietnam,…
