How Race and Gender Play Into Jury Selection

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 25, 2017

In light of the clashes by both sides over jury selection for Bill Cosby's upcoming trial, Elie Mystal, editor-at-large of Above the Law and legal editor for WNYC's podcast More Perfect, talks about assumptions around race and gender as legal teams choose jurors.

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