Elisabeth Semel Applauds Court Ruling on Jury Selection

San Francisco Daily Journal, July 25, by Laura Ernde
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The California Supreme Court Thursday removed any doubt about the use of a technique known as comparative juror analysis to make sure prosecutors aren’t improperly excluding blacks or other minorities from juries…. “It’s an acknowledgement by this court, which has been resistant, that it’s required to conduct comparative juror analysis,” said Elisabeth Semel…. “That’s the big message.”