The Juror Project aims to bring diversity, fairness to criminal justice system
“If we want our system to work, there's an opportunity and role for us to be involved,” Snowden said.
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“If we want our system to work, there's an opportunity and role for us to be involved,” Snowden said.
Legal On shaky ground, SCOTUS dismisses notion of restorative justice Hassan Kanu 7 minute read The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a decision that amounts to a policy choice against courts correcting miscarriages of justice in state criminal trials. The high court decided that its ruling last term, which held that the Constitution requires jury verdicts in criminal trials to be unanimous, doesn't apply to those already convicted. The decision in Edwards v. Vannoy is a loss for Thedrick Edwards and hundreds more in Louisiana and Oregon, the only two states that allow non-unanimous verdict...
Louisiana's unanimous jury law could be applied retroactively. Author: Paul Dudley / Eyewitness News Published: 10:46 PM CST February 8, 2021 Updated: 10:58 PM CST February 8, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana criminal case is being heard by the highest court in the land and the outcome could result in new trials for hundreds of inmates convicted by non-unanimous juries in the past. As the United States Supreme Court hears the Baton Rouge case, the lone dissenting juror on all the charges is teaming up with a law professor to present the nine j...