Jury Selection

New York Times Editorial Calls for Action to End Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
June 4, 2010
Citing EJI's new study documenting the ongoing problem of race bias in jury selection, the New York Times Editorial Board today called on state and...
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New York Times Covers Release of EJI Report on Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
June 1, 2010
The release of EJI's new report, Illegal Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection: A Continuing Legacy, was the subject of a prominent New York Times...
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EJI's Public Education Efforts Featured on PBS
April 5, 2010
Bryan Stevenson, right, on Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. On April 2, 2010, EJI's Bryan Stevenson discussed the status of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
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EJI Wins New Trial for Mother Illegally Sentenced to Life Without Parole
September 8, 2009
On September 4, 2009, the Alabama Supreme Court reversed the conviction and sentence imposed on Marsha Colby, who was convicted of capital murder...
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EJI Wins Relief for Earl McGahee: Eleventh Circuit Holds Prosecutor Illegally Discriminated Against Jurors on Basis of Race
March 5, 2009
EJI client Earl McGahee, who is African American, was tried by an all-white jury in a county where the African American population was over 55%. The...
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EJI Launches Project to Challenge Racial Bias in Jury Selection
September 13, 2007
The Equal Justice Initiative has recently undertaken a major effort to challenge racial bias in jury selection throughout the United States. In...
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