Government
Nov. 20, 2012
Gay jurors' rights to be reviewed in court
During jury selection, federal courts have long allowed attorneys to challenge peremptory strikes motivated by race- or sex-based discrimination. A case before the 9th Circuit could extend that protection to homosexual jurors.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
During jury selection, federal courts have long allowed attorneys to challenge peremptory strikes motivated by race- or sex-based discrimination. But no federal court has yet extended the protection to homosexual jurors.
A case currently before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has the potential to change that. In an antitrust dispute over HIV drug prices, pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline LLC i...
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