But Davis' reversal was not mandatory. While the Supreme Court is still deciding if its ruling should be retroactive, newly elected District Attorney Jason Williams announced in February that he was moving ahead on 22 cases, included Davis's. “For too long, New Orleans has simply been ground zero for unfairness,” Williams announced at a press event on the courthouse steps to announced the reversals in what he called the “Jim Crow Jury Project.” Williams’ program matches campaign promises he made to put the DA’s office on a fast track toward criminal justice reform. But reform can be met with sharp questions and heavy emotions from crime victims and their families, and that’s just what happened in the Davis case.