Murray Newman’s brilliant explanation is here.
I don’t know if DA Lykos meant to send this message but she has. In addition to the already-in-place prohibition against striking jurors based on race, her ADAs now have to take jurors’ race into consideration when placing them on a jury. I thought Lady Justice was supposed to be color blind, but she isn’t.
KEVIN WHITED ADDS: Mark Bennett comments on the matter here. Bennett and Newman are consistently providing some of the best commentary on local law and politics.
