Bias in jury selection continues: despite U.S. Supreme Court rulings, judges give lawyers wide latitude in using peremptories

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The US Supreme Court's ruling in Batson v. Kentucky makes it easier for lawyers to contest peremptory challenges, which have always had the potential for abuse. Lawyers post-Batson still have the benefit of peremptory challenges but can contest perceived discrimination in the opposing side's use of this tactic. Steps for establishing that a peremptory has been used impermissibly are listed and briefly discussed.

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Jury selection blunders

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The most common and blatant blunders in jury selection are discussed. Style errors such as excessive verbosity, insulting the jury and sleeping during jury selection occupy the first category, failure to challenge the array and to issue a challenge for cause are also on the list.

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Forum selection; transfer of venue

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Various venue issues are discussed, and include corporate residence for venue purposes, how long-arms laws bear on venue issues, the fundamentals of transfer-of-venue, and forum-selection clauses.

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