Judges and Judiciary,
Data Privacy
Mar. 8, 2023
Judge blocks attorneys from online research of prospective jurors
“Peremptory challenges are a long-standing feature of American law; the Internet is not,” U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer wrote. “In other words, peremptory challenges have been exercised for decades without resort to research on the prospective jurors.”
A federal judge blocked attorneys in the prosecution of disgraced Los Angeles politician Mark Ridley-Thomas from conducting online research on prospective jurors, finding there is no reason to deviate from the tried and true methods of voir dire questions and peremptory challenges.
“Peremptory challenges are a long-standing feature of American law; the Internet is not,” U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer wrote. “In other words, peremptory...
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