Local Justice Leaders Condemn Exclusion of Black and Jewish Jurors from Alameda Death Penalty Cases
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Local justice leaders gathered Tuesday in front of…
Guest Commentary: Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases
Death qualification goes hand in hand with mass incarceration and the racial bias embedded in our criminal…
DUI Jury Trial Suddenly Dismissed after CHP Fails to Report Key Officer Witness is ‘in Disney’
By Gracy Joslin and Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court Monday morning, just…
Jury Selection Continues for Upcoming Domestic Violence Trial
By Anna Olsen and Lamiya Gulamhusein ALAMEDA, CA – During a Monday morning jury selection hearing here…
Potential Jurors Questioned on Bias during Jury Selection for Upcoming Murder Trial
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – Lying under oath, circumstantial evidence and prejudice were among the concepts…
Jury Selection Wraps, Trial Begins – Defense Notes Officer on List of Police Considered Not Credible
By Catherine Potente and Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – A judge Monday here in Yolo County Superior…
Potential Jurors Questioned during Jury Selection for Upcoming Trial Involving Multiple Child Sex Abuse Allegations
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – During jury selection here in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday potential…
Potential Racial and Gang-Related Juror Bias Discussed in Juror Selection Hearing for Upcoming Double Homicide Trial
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – Judge Thomas Reardon questioned potential jurors about possible racial and gang-related…
Court Continues Jury Selection in Riverside Church Murder Trial – Suspect Represents Self
By Ava Schwartzapfel LOS ANGELES, CA— Jury selection continued here in Riverside County Superior Court Thursday in…
Second Day of Jury Selection Held in Wine Bottle Murder Trial
By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Christopher C. Hite reconvened…
Despite Some Long, Intense Questions, Jury Selected in Deshon Marman Trial
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After a tedious and long morning, San Francisco County Superior…
Mom Seated Right Behind Him, Deshon Marman Trial Begins with Jury Selection Day 1
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A few days earlier than expected, jury selection began in…
Lack of Black Jurors, Implicit Racial Bias Focus in Jury Selection
By Ned Meiners SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In San Francisco County Superior Court, Dept. 21, Wednesday, Public…
Trial Begins Tuesday for Man Accused of Assault with Pair of Scissors
By Kathryn Wood WOODLAND, CA – The trial of a man accused of threatening people with a…
Orange County Trial Relating to Residential Burglary and Sexual Assault of Minor to Wrap Up Jury Selection
By Linhchi Nguyen ANAHEIM, CA – Attorneys involved in defendant Oscar Sosa Tapia’s minor sexual assault case…
Citing Juror’s Appearance, Judge Ousts Black Juror in Police Assault Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Monday, a Black man was kicked off a…
Can Prosecutors Dismiss Jurors for Agreeing with the O.J. Simpson Verdict?
By Cassandra Stubbs Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on executions in California has highlighted the pernicious role race…
Commentary: Getting a Fair Trial Post-Ferguson
I got a call at 3:30 yesterday afternoon from a prospective juror who was just dismissed in…
