Discrimination Quote by Thurgood Marshall

Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.

— Thurgood Marshall

“The Supreme Court has now closed the courthouse doors to claims of racial bias at every stage of the criminal justice process, from stops…

— Michelle Alexander

Believe it or not, there are people who want to be on juries.

— Nancy Grace

We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is…

— Anita Hill

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

— Thomas Jefferson

I felt grand juries were illegal and coercive.

— Anonymous

It has long been noticed that juries are pitiless for robbery and full of indulgence for infanticide. A question of interest, my dear Sir!…

— Edmond Francois Valentin About

What many of those who oppose the use of juries in civil trials seem to ignore is that the founders of our Nation considered…

— William Rehnquist

Those who serve upon our juries have maintained a standard of fairness and excellence and demonstrated a vision toward the administration of justice that…

— Earl Warren

“A jury is always a more orthodox body than any defendant brought before it; for blacks it is usually a whiter group, for poor…

— Howard Zinn

Juries are the constitutional institution designed to protect ordinary citizens against the wealthy and powerful.

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.

— Dan Castellaneta