The practice of “death qualification” allows prosecutors to dismiss potential jurors who oppose the death penalty, raising concerns about fairness, racial exclusion and the integrity of capital juries.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on March 31 in the long-running Mississippi case of Pitchford v. Cain to determine whether the accused was improperly denied the right to challenge alleged racial discrimination in jury selection.
A coalition of prosecutors, law enforcement leaders and former judges has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging it to take a firmer stand against racial discrimination in jury selection and warning that weak enforcement of constitutional safeguards threatens the legitimacy of the justice system nationwide.
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Pitchford v. Cain, a case involving allegations of racial discrimination in jury selection by former Mississippi District Attorney Doug Evans, whose conduct was previously condemned in Flowers v. Mississippi (2019).
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Pitchford v. Cain, a case raising allegations of racial discrimination in jury selection, which echoes the Court’s 2019 ruling in Flowers v. Mississippi and could have far-reaching implications for the enforcement of equal protection in jury selection.
WOODLAND, CA – Prosecution, defense and the judge agreed this week at the trial-readiness conference for accused…
WOODLAND, CA – A multi-defendant trial in Yolo County Superior Court faced further delay this week after…
MONTGOMERY, AL- The Equal Justice Initiative’s report, Unreliable Verdicts: Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions, details the ongoing…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Local justice leaders gathered Tuesday in front of…
Death qualification goes hand in hand with mass incarceration and the racial bias embedded in our criminal…
By Gracy Joslin and Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court Monday morning, just…
By Anna Olsen and Lamiya Gulamhusein ALAMEDA, CA – During a Monday morning jury selection hearing here…
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – Lying under oath, circumstantial evidence and prejudice were among the concepts…
By Catherine Potente and Fiona Davis WOODLAND, CA – A judge Monday here in Yolo County Superior…
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – During jury selection here in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday potential…
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – Judge Thomas Reardon questioned potential jurors about possible racial and gang-related…
By Ava Schwartzapfel LOS ANGELES, CA— Jury selection continued here in Riverside County Superior Court Thursday in…
By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Christopher C. Hite reconvened…
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After a tedious and long morning, San Francisco County Superior…
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A few days earlier than expected, jury selection began in…