A California appeals court has eliminated a significant barrier for incarcerated individuals seeking to uncover racial discrimination in jury selection, ruling that a prima facie case of bias is no ...

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 ...

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 ...

In New York, each side generally gets only three peremptory challenges during voir dire. These are challenges you can use to excuse a juror without stating a reason (excluding explicit discrimination) ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - More than a decade after a Tallahassee father was shot in his garage, a fifth person is set to go on trial for his murder. Donna Adelson is accused of conspiring to murder ...

Jury selection will resume in the Karen Read trial Thursday morning, with seven people picked for the jury after two full days of questioning earlier this week. Several dozen more potential jurors ...

Jury selection concluded Tuesday in the highly anticipated retrial of Karen Read, with opening statements slated for next week, officials said. Court officials confirmed Tuesday afternoon that a jury ...

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 ...

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 ...