Assignment:
CPI Research Paper - Racism in Voir Dire
The students will read the below law review articles and report on racism in jury trials from the 1970's, 1980's and 2000's, then juxtapose in a (five page) essay on how the voir dire methodology and criminal procedure rules have contributed to minorities not receiving fair and impartial jury trials over the past thirty years.
1. Minimizing Racism in Jury Trials: The Voir Dire Conducted by Charles R. Garry in People of California v. Huey P Newton (1970).
2. Racism, Peremptory Challenges, and the Democratic Jury: The Jurisprudence of a Delicate Balance (1988).
3. Illegal Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection: A Continuing Legacy (2010).