You can be kicked off for any reason.
You cannot be kicked off for any reason. Class and race are invalid grounds for removal, but you can be removed for no reason.
Technically true, but if you can be kicked for no reason, you can be kicked for any reason.
Yes, though the other side is allowed to challenge your reasons if there’s a theme in your eliminations and each side can only do it so many times. You also can’t ask too much personal information, though that varies based on the case.
Do US juries need a reason to kick people off? Isn’t it like both sides in a case get to throw off a set amount of people?
To me, the whole article seems like the US justice system coming apart at the seams because of it having two publics with two sets of norms.
Pretty much. Both sides go back and forth.
If you never been in jury duty, both sides look at the selected jurors (sometimes 20-40 ppl) and their goal is to shave it to a smaller number, like 12.
Wear gauges? Have purple hair? Be a person of color?
If you don’t fit a specific profile to help them win… You’re gone.
During one of the selected cases where I was part of being selected, they absolutely asked you questions about your job and family, to get a sense of your background.
Interesting. So if you wanna get kicked out just wear a Mohawk and fake ear piercings to make it clear you’re punk.
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So, because I was reminded of Alito’s take, I got curious and was pleasantly surprised by Wikipedia’s entry about religions that are lgbtq friendly.
