While President Obama’s remarks about “AK-47s are for soldiers” made during his National Urban League speech earlier this week attracted most of the headlines, in my opinion the most substantial part of his speech was the announcement of an African-American Education Office to “help coordinate the efforts of communities and agencies to ensure that African-American youth are prepared for …
Racial Composition of Jury Pool NegativelyImpacts Verdicts
New study by Duke University professors prove what many practicing attorneys and legal observers already knew: A jury pool’s race can negatively and unfairly impact verdicts and access to justic.