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Court aims to end racial bias in jury selection with new rules

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//August 29, 2021//

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Court aims to end racial bias in jury selection with new rules

Court aims to end racial bias in jury selection with new rules

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//August 29, 2021//

Arizona is about to become the first state in the nation to eliminate the ability of attorneys to strike prospective jurors based on what may only be hunches, a practice...

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Tags: maricopa county attorney, Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, Kip Anderson, prosecutors, peremptory strikes, Maricopa County Public Defender, Paul McMurdie, Arizona Court of Appeals, Mikel Steinfeld, Peter Swann, jury selection, Elizabeth Burton Ortiz, Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council, Allister Adel, Mohave County

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