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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

“Jury Secrecy Doesn’t Apply if Bias Taints Deliberations, Justices Rule”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Racial bias in the jury room can violate a defendant’s right to a fair trial, Supreme Court says.”

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Says Jury Secrecy Not Guaranteed If Racial Bias Exists; Case involved Colorado juror who made biased statements about Mexican defendant.”

Posted at 11:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Won’t Hear Major Case on Transgender Rights”: Adam Liptak has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has a front page article headlined “Supreme Court sends Virginia transgender case back to lower court.”

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Tells Lower Court to Reconsider Transgender Bathroom Case in Light of Trump Move; Previous court decision deferred to Obama interpretation of antidiscrimination law, which Trump rescinded.”

Posted at 11:18 PM by Howard Bashman