ABA Now, August 10, 2010 Moderated by Leslie M. Proll
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In cases of discrimination, the belief in a post-racial society among jurors can be devastating. Panelist Maria Blanco, executive director for the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute, said that it’s quite difficult to prove intent when most jurors “try to minimize the very real effects and meanings of discrimination—discounting the reality is a very real influencer.”