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Closing Argument January 7
How Two States Differ on the Injustice of Non-Unanimous Juries
Oregon and Louisiana eliminated the practice, which had white supremacist roots. But they differ on whether to retroactively overturn those convictions.
By Jamiles Lartey
The System November 4, 2020
The Truth About Trials
“We put together the most cumbersome and expensive trial system that the world has ever seen, and then we decided we can’t do it for all but a tiny, tiny portion of people.”
By Beth Schwartzapfel, Abbie VanSickle and Annaliese Griffin
Cedric Hobbs Jr. was brought into the courtroom by deputy sheriffs in 2014. Hobbs is accused in Kyle Harris’ death. He is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and kidnapping.
News May 11, 2020
A Growing Number of State Courts Are Confronting Unconscious Racism In Jury Selection
“A judge who deals with prosecutors every day is not going to say, ‘You intentionally discriminated on the basis of race, and you lied about it with pretextual reasons.’”
By Beth Schwartzapfel
Life Inside March 21, 2019
I Wish I’d Pleaded Guilty to Murder
Exercising my right to a jury trial cost me years of my life.
By Jerry Metcalf
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