Technology has come to jury selection with a new app for the iPad called iJuror.

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A defendant’s challenge to a prospective African-American juror in a negligence case could not be denied for the sole reason of preserving racial balance on the jury, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in vacating a $14.9 million verdict.

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A recent study found that racial exclusion in jury selection – particularly in capital and other serious felony cases – remains common.

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Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on jury composition could make it tougher for criminal defendants to challenge all-white juries based on the Sixth Amendment guarantee of an impartial jury that reflects a cross-section of the community.

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In a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that a defendant had not shown that a jury selection process that allegedly drained minorities from the jury pool before jurors in felony trials could be chosen was unconstitutional.

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A defendant was unable to show that a jury selection process that allegedly drained minorities from the jury pool before jurors in felony trials could be chosen was unconstitutional. See “Unanimous Supreme Court rules in jury selection case.” U.S. Supreme ...

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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of a jury selection process that a black defendant claims drains minorities from the jury pool before jurors in felony trials can be chosen.

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David A. Wenner and Gregory S. Cusimano’s research shows that some jurors make up their minds before the trial begins, without conscious awareness of their decisions. Identifying such jurors during voir dire is imperative because the case may be over for them before it begins, even though they aren’t likely to acknowledge it.

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WASHINGTON – In oral arguments on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court seemed reluctant to hand down a ruling granting automatic reversal of a conviction where a trial judge improperly denied a defense attorney’s peremptory challenge.

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As most defense attorneys in a personal injury trial can attest, taking the side of a corporation or individual accused of harming a person can easily put you on the wrong side of juror sympathy. J. Ric Gass, a partner at Gass Weber Mullins in Milwaukee, Wis., who has litigated many personal injury cases, spoke with Lawyers USA about his strategies for keeping juror emotion from turning the tide against the defense.

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