Nation Jan 21 Jury in Floyd killing federal trial appears mostly white A jury of 18 people who appeared mostly white was picked Thursday for the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing. By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Nation Jan 20 Jury selection underway in trial of 3 former police officers charged with George Floyd’s killing Jury selection is underway in the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin when he pinned George Floyd to the street. By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Nation Nov 04 Watch 6:09 Majority-white jury in Ahmaud Arbery case like a ‘relic of the old South,’ expert says Opening statements begin Friday in the trial of three white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, in Southeast Georgia last year. Arbery's death triggered national protests after cellphone video of the incident showed him being chased down… By John Yang
Nation Nov 03 Judge won’t change racial makeup of jury in Arbery slaying trial The judge in the trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery has declined to override decisions in jury selection Wednesday that left just one Black juror on the final panel of 12. By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Oct 18 Jury selection begins for trial of 3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Jury selection has begun in Georgia, where hundreds of people were ordered to report for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors for the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery. Continue reading
Mar 09 Jury selection resumes for trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death is forging ahead with jury selection, even though a looming appellate ruling could halt the case and delay it for weeks or even months as the state… Continue reading
Mar 19 Supreme Court set for case on racial bias in jury selection By Jeff Amy, Mark Sherman, Associated Press This week, the Supreme Court will consider whether Curtis Flowers' conviction and death sentence in a sixth trial should stand or be overturned for a familiar reason: because prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury. Continue reading
Mar 06 Supreme Court says jury’s racial bias can be investigated after trial By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court ruled 5-3 in a Colorado case in which a juror reportedly tied defendant Miguel Angel Pena Rodriguez's guilt to his Hispanic heritage. Continue reading
May 23 Supreme Court throws out death sentence handed to black man from all-white jury By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has thrown out a death sentence handed to a black man in Georgia because prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury that convicted him of killing a white woman. Continue reading