Topic
Racial Bias
226 published works
North Carolina Criminal Law
Case Summary: Pitchford v. Cain (SCOTUS)
By Shea Denning
Where the trial court did not afford defense counsel an opportunity to rebut the prosecutor’s proffered race-neutral reasons for striking black jurors, thereby failing to conduct the third step of…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Supreme Court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case
Listen to this article Summary Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to vacate Pitchford’s conviction Prosecutor Doug Evans accused of excluding Black jurors Pitchford’s trial had only one black juror in a…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Missouri Supreme Court weighs discipline for attorney who used racial slur toward assistant prosecutor
By Kallie Cox
Listen to this article Summary Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on disciplining attorney Scott L. Campbell Lawyer admitted violating professional conduct rule after using racial slur Dispute centers on whether…
Criminal
“Contagious Discrimination: Why Race-blind Justice in Court Rooms is not Enough”
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Yijia Lu and Murat C. Mungan that is now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:…
Simple Justice
Hennepin County Prosecutor’s Race-Based Prosecutorial Policy
When former career public defender Mary Moriarty was elected as Hennepin County district attorney, a choice was made. After all, elections have consequences, whether for better or worse. And Moriarty…
Sentencing Law and Policy
North Carolina state judge rules that "race was a significant factor" in capital jury selection
As reported in this AP article, "racial bias tainted the decision to strike Black people from the jury pool and to impose the death penalty in the 2009 trial of…
Criminal
North Carolina state judge rules that “race was a significant factor” in capital jury selection
As reported in this AP article, "racial bias tainted the decision to strike Black people from the jury pool and to impose the death penalty in the 2009 trial of…
Criminal
New Death Penalty Information Center report presents critical account of federal death penalty history
The Death Penalty Information Center has today released this new report titled "Fool’s Gold: How the Federal Death Penalty Has Perpetuated Racially Discriminatory Practices Throughout History." The title leaves little…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The KKK and U.S. Immigration Law
I have been looking at the role of the KKK in supporting federal immigration legislation, including the Immigration Act of 1924 and its national origins quotas system. Two relatively recent…
Criminal
“Public Defense Attorneys’ Perception of Race and Bias: National Survey Findings”
The title of this post is the title of this recent publication from the Center for Justice Innovations (CJI) authored by Sruthi Naraharisetti. Here is how the CJI website describes…