In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne focus on:
- The majority opinion and the dissent in the Supreme Court’s recently decided Flowers v. Mississippi
- The dos and don’ts of jury selection
- Their own courtroom war stories
REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
FLOWERS V. MISSISSIPPI
- Flowers v. Mississippi (2019), Oyez
- Audio: The oral arguments in Flowers, C-SPAN, 3/20/19
- “Excluding Black Jurors in Curtis Flowers Case Violated Constitution, Supreme Court Rules,” New York Times, 6/21/19
- “Opinion analysis: Justices reverse death sentence for Mississippi inmate,” SCOTUSblog, 6/21/19
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
- Article III, Legal Information Institute
- 14th Amendment, Legal Information Institute
JURY SELECTION
- Batson v. Kentucky (1986), Oyez
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s article: “Defense Presence and Participation: A Procedural Minimum for Batson v. Kentucky Hearings,” Yale Law Journal, 1989
- “Learn About Jury Service,” United States Courts
- TV show: “Bull,” CBS
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
- Gamble v. United States (2019), Oyez
JUDGE ANNE THOMPSON
- Judge Anne Thompson’s appearance on CAFE Insider
- “Judge Anne Thompson has seen it all in a long career,” The Trentonian, 11/25/12
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