Free Newsletter
Court: Removing blacks from jury pool wasn’t discrimination
A Wisconsin prosecutor's decision to strike the only two black people from a jury pool in a drug case involving a black defendant wasn't racially motivated, since the potential jurors had said they had had bad experiences with the police, a divided state appellate court ruled on Wednesday.
Dealing with bias in jury selection
After decades of the national Chamber of Commerce, big business and insurance industry propaganda against tort litigation and plaintiffs’ trial attorneys, many jurors have been tainted to one extent or another with anti-tort bias.
Publicity complicates jury selection for 3 major US trials
Texas lived up to its reputation for swift justice by taking just three days to seat a jury for the trial of the man charged with killing the former Navy SEAL depicted in "American Sniper." But jury selection in two other major U.S. cases is taking much longer.
Finding fair jurors in Tsarnaev case a ‘quixotic undertaking’
Relying on an analysis of questionnaires filled out by 1,373 prospective jurors, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has filed a third motion to transfer his case to another venue.
Panic attack, bad back: Juror excuses often vary widely
One prospective juror said she had a panic attack. Another claimed to have a bad back. A third is in the military and worried he would be deployed during the trial of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes.
Involvement, practice lead to better jury research
After almost 20 years as a jury consultant, I have seen, talked about and/or been a party to many types of jury research; some great, some terrible and a lot in between.
Teen faces trial in Sheboygan slaying
Jury selection for a 14-year-old boy accused of participating in the slaying of his friend's great-grandmother is set to begin Friday in Sheboygan.
Jury selection under way in Walmart shooting case
Jury selection is under way in Sheboygan County in the trial of a man accused in a fatal shooting outside a Walmart store.
Picking jurors who’ll take your side
Jury selection is the only process leading up to and including a trial in which an attorney doesn’t know what the answers are going to be, according to Diane Wiley, president of the National Jury Project.
September trial date set for Wis. police chief
A trial date has been set for a western Wisconsin police chief accused of sexual assault and misconduct in office.
2010AP2800 State v. Jackson
Criminal Procedure Waiver; jury selection; evidentiary rulings
Polls
Loading ...Legal News
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
- Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
- Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
- Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
- FTC bans non-competes
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
- Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
- Democratic-led states lead ban on the book ban
- UW Madison Professor: America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
- History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
WLJ People
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Russell Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Benjamin Nicolet
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dustin T. Woehl
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Katherine Metzger
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Joseph Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – James M. Ryan
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Dana Wachs
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Mark L. Thomsen
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Matthew Lein
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Jeffrey A. Pitman
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – William Pemberton
- Power 30 Personal Injury Attorneys – Howard S. Sicula
