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Curtis Giovanni Flowers, Petitioner v. Mississippi *** capital case ***
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June 21, 2019
Justices Nix Conviction For 'Relentless' Black Juror Exclusion
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday threw out the conviction of a Mississippi man sentenced to death because the local prosecutor, over the course of six separate trials, systematically excluded African Americans from serving on the jury, calling that history strong enough evidence of discriminatory intent.
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March 15, 2019
Up Next At High Court: FCA Deadlines, Jury Selection Bias
The U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday for its penultimate oral argument session this term, taking on a deep circuit split surrounding False Claims Act deadlines and a Mississippi prosecutor with a history of preventing African-Americans from serving on juries.