Different jury different verdict? A rehearing on change of venue

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The aftermath of the Rodney King verdict has included both legislative and judicial developments. Judges trying police brutality cases have made extra efforts to select unbiased jurors and protect both parties' rights to fair trial. Legislators in New Jersey and California have introduced laws to avoid another Rodney King case by requiring that demographics be considered in venue change decisions. The New Jersey bill would require the judge to choose a new venue similar in racial, ethnic and socioeconomic respects. The California bill would just mandate that demographics be a consideration in the venue change.

Influence, Political aspects, Rodney King Verdict Aftermath, 1992

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Remedial ruling: a New York decision allowing damages for state constitutional violations could spur suits elsewhere

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The New York Court of Appeals ruled in Brown v. State that the lower court could hear claims that the state constitutional rights of about 300 blacks in Oneonta had been violated by police investigating an assault. The plaintiffs had asked the Court to recognize constitutional remedies for equal protection and search and seizure violations, but the Court ruled that all state constitutional violations were actionable against the state. Nine other states recognize state constitutional torts.

Civil Rights, Government liability, Constitutional torts, New York (State), states

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No place to hide

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US citizens should carefully consider the implications of accepting the imposition of limits on personal privacy in the fight against terrorism. Police are increasingly using video surveillance or contraband detection technologies to prevent crime, but such techniques could be easily abused to erode traditional civil liberties. Critics say a reasonable suspicion standard or other standards for use should be developed.

Privacy, United States, Cover Story, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Electronic surveillance, Police patrol, Police surveillance

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