What Is The Impact Of Racially Diverse Juries?
A Chicago-based jury consultant said when a jury shares the same ethnic background, gender and overall outlook, members are less likely to question their own biases heading into deliberations.
A Chicago-based jury consultant said when a jury shares the same ethnic background, gender and overall outlook, members are less likely to question their own biases heading into deliberations.
The board of that Fraternal Order of Police lodge has 28 members. Not a single one is Black.
Police Superintendent David Brown said investigators were still seeking a possible motive, and authorities hadn’t made any arrests as of Sunday afternoon.
A third man has come forward with an allegation of sexual assault against the already scruntinzed senior pastor at Saint Sabina parish in Chicago.
Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man from Chicago, died after being restrained by police in Rochester, N.Y., in March of 2020.
Willie Hedden pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him and two other officers of beating Larry Earvin while he was handcuffed in May of 2018.
A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they’re being sent home for the day.
Floyd, who was Black, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck while Floyd was handcuffed and pleading that he couldn’t breathe.
The former Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The trial will begin with jury selection, which could take weeks.
After a sweeping reform bill, county leaders predict budget shortfalls and an overburdened system. Others say it’s a small price for justice.