Picture this: defense counsel sits at the ready, voir dire gameplan in hand—a list of 40+ questions and their follow-ups—to identify the worst jurors and maximize cause challenges. It is a very ...

Ten years ago, our Supreme Court issued a standard set of voir dire questions. But, recognizing that fill-in-the-box questions may not assure a fair-minded jury, the court declared: Some open-ended ...

Here’s a welcome development: The state of Maryland has embarked on a pilot program to test out the effects of expanded voir dire. In many parts of the country (looking at you, Arizona) the ability of ...

For many lawyers, jury selection often is the most difficult component of a jury trial, write Lisa Blue Baron and Robert B. Hirschhorn. By their very nature, trial lawyers are control freaks. Jury ...

On the first day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, 12 jurors are being selected to hear the case against the rap mogul and his defense. In a process ...

Certaines des questions posées aux jurés par le ministère américain de la Justice pourraient biaiser les préjugés des jurés ou préjuger les jurés potentiels en leur faisant croire que Sam ...

What three things do these seven men and five women have in common: A sales professional, investment banker, corporate lawyer, security engineer, teacher, software engineer, civil litigator, retired ...