S3 E6 Racism On The Bench And Juror Bias

The courtroom is intended to be the place where fairness is the fundamental ideology and judges are supposed to be the arbiters of justice and equity. What happens when a Judge turns out to be a blatant racist? How are we to view judicial decisions that have come down while that judge is on the bench? ...and How do you pick jurors when you are faced with a situation where you know people will have biases against certain crimes? In the Harvey Weinstein trial there were numerous issues related to jury selection. How does a prosecutor or defense attorney assure they are picking the right jury for a particular case? Your hosts Franz N. Borghardt and Richard Sprinkle tackle some sensitive and tough issues right here on this all new episode of Legally Unfiltered. Tune in and give it a listen. Also do not forget, we love getting show ideas from YOU. We want to know what questions YOU would like answered, so send us a show idea at [e-mail]. If we use it on a show, you will get a set of 2 Legally Unfiltered coffee mugs! So send us those show topics! We'll be looking forward to hearing them.