Episode 148: Uncovering the Truth About Discrimination in Jury Selection

Christopher Wright Durocher is joined by Professor Elisabeth Semel to talk about her recently released report, Guess Who’s Coming to Jury Duty? They discuss how too many courts don’t adequately track prospective jurors’ race and ethnicity and how the failure to take a race-conscious approach to jury selection and service results in the perpetuation of implicit, explicit, and institutional racial bias in our criminal legal system. Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.orgToday's Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, Vice President of Policy and ProgramFeatured Speaker: Elisabeth Semel, Chancellor’s Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Death Penalty Clinic, Berkeley LawLink: Guess Who's Coming to Jury Duty? Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic Link: Whitewashing the Jury Box, Berkeley Law Death Penalty ClinicLink: Batson v. KentuckyVisit the Podcast Website: Broken Law PodcastEmail the Show: [email protected] ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTubeVisit the Podcast Website: Broken Law PodcastEmail the Show: [email protected] ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | LinkedIn | YouTube-----------------Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t.-----------------Production House: Flint Stone MediaCopyright of American Constitution Society 2025.