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Jury Selection and Race – Discovering The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

ODonnell v Harris County, Texas (U.S. District Court, April 28, 2017)

Johnny Bennett v South Carolina Department of Correction (U.S. Court of Appeals, October 25, 2016)

Motion to Voir Dire on Race, State of CA v Michael Smith 

(Posted with permission from Jeff Adachi)

Complaint re Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenging Debtors’ Prison in Sherwood, Arkansas (August 23, 2016)

Complaint, Walker v City of Calhoun, GA, September 8, 2015

ABA Amicus Brief, Walker v City of Calhoun, GA, August 18, 2016

US DOJ Amicus Brief, Walker v City of Calhoun, GA, August 18, 2016

Complaint re suspension of drivers’ licenses for failure to pay (Los Angeles County, California)

DOJ Ferguson Complaint, Filed February 10, 2016

Amicus Brief in Foster v Chatman, US Supreme Court, July 31, 2015

Bond v Indiana (Appeal from Lake Superior Court)

Motion to Suppress Illegal Stop and Illegal Search & Order Allowing Motion to Suppress (2012)

Racial Profiling Dismissal (2013)

Order Granting Motion for Appropriate Relief Pursuant to Racial Justice Act in State of North Carolina v Marcus Reymond Robinson  (Cumberland County)

    Racial Justice Act Rulings Could Provide Road Map for Other Cases (WRAL, April 14, 2014)
Order Granting Motions for Appropriate Relief Pursuant to Racial Justice Act in State of North Carolina v Tilmon Golphin, Christina Walters, Quintel Augustine  (Cumberland County)     

     Appellee Brief Filed in NC Supreme Court (January 13, 2014)     
     Retired Members of the North Carolina Judiciary's Amicus Curiae Brief (January 13, 2014)

Alamance County Sheriff Federal Court Decision

Expert Report on the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department (John MacDonald, Ph.D)

Expert Report on the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department (John Lamberth, Ph.D)

Complaint in US v Terry Johnson, in his official capacity as Alamance County Sheriff (Filed December 12, 2012 in the Middle District, NC)

     United States' Brief in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment (US v Terry Johnson)

Information and Litigation Materials from Floyd v City of New York Stop and Frisk Class Action Lawsuit (Federal Class Action Lawsuit, 2013 Decision)

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law in Melendres et al v Joseph Arpaio, in his individual and official capacity as Maricopa County Sheriff (US District Court for the District of Arizona, May 2013)

Supplemental Permanent Injunction / Judgment Order in Melendres et al v Joseph Arpaio, in his individual and official capacity as Maricopa County Sheriff (US District Court for the District of Arizona, October 2013)

NC Court System Discriminates Against Those Not Fluent in English (US Dept of Justice, March 2007 Findings) Klockor Kopior