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Implicit Bias
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Can You Reliably Ask Jurors Not to Be Biased? Not Really
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm:(Shared from The Pulse) Courts have somewhat recently discovered the concept of implicit bias, or the existence of deeply embedded preferences that can influence our likelihood of…
San Francisco Criminal Lawyer Blog
California Supreme Court’s first decision Code of Civil Procedure section 231.7, presumptively invalid reasons for peremptory strikes of potential jurors
Citation: People v. SanMiguel (Cal., July 30, 2026, No. S287786) 2026 WL 2195752. Summary: The Court clarified that when a party strikes a potential juror for BEHAVIOR-BASED REASONS under section…
The Justice Gap
DPP to revise CPS code to recognise ‘unconscious bias’ in joint enterprise
By Jon Robins
The CPS is currently changing the wording of the crown prosecutors’ code to tackle ‘unconscious bias’ as a result of concerns over the racist application of joint enterprise. The director…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Brenda Gibson on “Affirmative Reaction: The Blueprint for Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession After SFFA”
By Jamie Abrams
Brenda Gibson has published Affirmative Reaction: The Blueprint for Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession After SFFA in Volume 104 of the Boston Law Review. The abstract is excerpted here: This Article…
The Legal Wire
The Risk of Discrimination in AI-Powered Judicial Decision
By Yuri Kozlov
Observations, empirical studies, and modern predictive systems confirm that judicial decisions made “solely according to the law and conscience” are, in practice, inevitably influenced by personal biases. Several factors impact…
Belonging at Work
How unconscious bias warps our sense of merit
By Peter Sloan
Last time we considered an intriguing study led by Dr. Arin Reeves, testing whether and how law firm partners were influenced by race when reviewing associates' work. A diverse group…
Lawline Blog
2024’s Most Talked-About CLE Courses (5 Days of CLE)
By sarah-millslawline-com-lawline-staff-writer
Some CLE courses spark conversations that extend far beyond the course itself — shaping practices, challenging perspectives, and inspiring change. Today, we’re highlighting the programs that generated buzz and made…
Posh Expert Solutions Blog
How Implicit Bias Fuels Workplace Harassment and Hinders Investigations
Human beings are inherently prone to biases, starting from a young age, often influenced by factors like cultural norms, religious beliefs, and life experiences. Interestingly, individuals may or may not…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Refusing to participate in mandatory training isn’t "protected activity," it’s insubordination
"I am not taking this training because it's a joke … making non-white colleagues all victims and turning white colleagues … into villains." That's what Charles Vavra wrote in an…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
What is "implicit bias" and how to combat it in your business
Dwight Jackson, a Black man, claims that the Shinola Hotel denied him a job interview because of his race. He knows this, he says, because he reapplied for the same…