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Jury selection begins for trial of suburban Chicago July 4 parade mass shooting suspect
Read full article: Jury selection begins for trial of suburban Chicago July 4 parade mass shooting suspectJury selection is underway for the trial of the man accused of opening fire on a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and killing seven people in 2022.
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EXPLAINER: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2021 file photo, A mural of George Floyd is seen in George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. DOES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION REQUIRE DIVERSE JURIES? In the 1940 decision Smith vs. Texas, the high court ruled unanimously that the Constitution prohibits racial discrimination in the selection of grand juries, finding it āat war with our basic concepts of a democratic society and a representative government.āWHY ARE DIVERSE JURIES MORE LIKELY TO DELIVER FAIRER VERDICTS? āWith diverse juries, there are more vantage points,ā he said. Other studies have found similarly positive effects on juries, even if just one or two non-white jurors are included with a mostly white jury.