U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 2, 2014
9th Circuit sets new standards to avoid racial bias in jury picking
Concern about racial bias in jury selection led an en banc panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday to set new standards to ensure that juries represent a fair cross-section of the community.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Concern about racial bias in jury selection led an en banc panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday to set new standards to ensure juries represent a fair cross-section of the community.
The panel tossed the circuit's reliance on the so-called absolute disparity test in favor of a more balanced array of statistical measures to analyze defendants' jury challenges. U.S. v. H...
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