S3 E6 Racism On The Bench And Juror Bias

Published: Feb. 15, 2020, 7 p.m.

b"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?\\n\\n...and\\n\\nHow 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?\\n\\nYour 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 legallyunfiltered@gmail.com. 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."