Abstract
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has historically experienced difficulty in achieving jury compositions that truly represented the surrounding community. In response, the Authors share their insight as to how the court instituted a "balancing" program. By reducing the number of white names in the jury wheel, the balancing program successfully incorporated more minorities into the jury system. The Authors further discuss the Sixth Circuit decision, United States v. Ovalle, which marked the end of the balancing program.
Recommended Citation
Avern Cohn & David R. Sherwood,
The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action injury Selection,
32
U. Mich. J. L. Reform
323
(1999).
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