Jury Duty: What To Expect When You Get That Summons
Civics 101
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The Role of Peremptory Strikes in Jury Selection
Jurors can be struck for cause, which means they can be kicked out of the jury pool. Both sides get to pick off people that they think would not be favorable to their case. In many cases, peremptory strikes are used to remove black jurors from the pool. There isn't an easy way to check or stop this process. States right now are experimenting with different ways of allowing both sides to retain their use of peremptic strikes.
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