The Missouribar – 2021 Racial Bias Challenges in the Legal System

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Summary

• Practice Area:Elimination of Bias | EthicsFormat:Audio and VideoDescriptionNorth Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley addressed the intersection of the justice system and recent protests.

• She said, “We must come together to firmly and loudly commit to the declaration that all people are created equal, and we must do more than just speak that truth.

• We must live it every day in our courtrooms. . . .

• Communities are crying out for justice and demanding real, meaningful change.” One place where “real, meaningful change” needs to occur is in our legal system — where studies show illegal racial discrimination in jury selection, discrimination in civil jury verdicts, racial bias in jury deliberations, and racial disparities in arrests and criminal sentencing continue to persist.

• In addition, implicit barriers make it difficult to enter into and advance within the field of law.