In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne focus on:

• The majority opinion and the dissent in the Supreme Court’s recently decided Flowers v. Mississippi  
• The dos and don’ts of jury selection
• Their own courtroom war stories

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

FLOWERS V. MISSISSIPPI

• Flowers v. Mississippi (2019), Oyez
• Audio: The oral arguments in Flowers, C-SPAN, 3/20/19
• “Excluding Black Jurors in Curtis Flowers Case Violated Constitution, Supreme Court Rules,” New York Times, 6/21/19
• “Opinion analysis: Justices reverse death sentence for Mississippi inmate,” SCOTUSblog, 6/21/19

THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

• Article III, Legal Information Institute
• 14th Amendment, Legal Information Institute

JURY SELECTION

• Batson v. Kentucky (1986), Oyez
• Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s article: “Defense Presence and Participation: A Procedural Minimum for Batson v. Kentucky Hearings,” Yale Law Journal, 1989
• “Learn About Jury Service,” United States Courts 
• TV show: “Bull,” CBS

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

• Gamble v. United States (2019), Oyez

JUDGE ANNE THOMPSON

• Judge Anne Thompson’s appearance on CAFE Insider
• “Judge Anne Thompson has seen it all in a long career,” The Trentonian, 11/25/12

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