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

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//August 29, 2021//[read_meter]

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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//[read_meter]

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

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