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An Unfair Cross Section: Federal Jurisdiction For Indian Country Crimes Dismantles Jury Community Conscience, Alana Paris Dec 2020

An Unfair Cross Section: Federal Jurisdiction For Indian Country Crimes Dismantles Jury Community Conscience, Alana Paris

Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy

Under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, federal jury pools must reflect a fair cross section of the community in which a crime is prosecuted and from which no distinct group in the community is excluded. The community in which a crime is prosecuted varies widely in Indian country based on legislative reforms enacted by Congress to strip indigenous populations of their inherent sovereignty. Under the Major Crimes Act, the federal government has the right to adjudicate all serious crimes committed by one American Indian against another American Indian or non-Indian within Indian country. American Indian defendants under …


Ethical Considerations For Attorneys Researching Jurors On The Internet, Anthony M. Lapinta Jan 2020

Ethical Considerations For Attorneys Researching Jurors On The Internet, Anthony M. Lapinta

Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity

No abstract provided.


Religion, Politics, Race, And Ethnicity: The Range And Limits Of Voir Dire, Barry P. Goode Jan 2004

Religion, Politics, Race, And Ethnicity: The Range And Limits Of Voir Dire, Barry P. Goode

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection Jan 1995

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection Jan 1993

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection Jan 1991

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.