Both sides struck jurors chiefly by parental and occupational identity

Evidence

By the fifth day Facher and Cheeseman had used all of their peremptory challenges, all but one on women with children. Schlichtmann, too, had used all of his, all on men—on accountants, engineers, and bankers. — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 1646

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: ‘Struck by profession’ — engineers, accountants, and bankers never make it onto juries in toxic-tort cases, an invisible class exclusion in the American jury.
• SHARE: Hand this to anyone who follows jury-selection tactics: six weeks of voir dire compressed into a single sentence about who got struck and why.
• XREF: connects to: Clan and local identities shaped even intra-party candidate disputes — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 367; Jurors form shared impressions in idle recess chatter long before deliberating — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 2332; Even trivial group distinctions produce in-group favoritism in juror verdicts — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 856 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Clan and local identities shaped even intra-party candidate disputes #corroborates (1.00) — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 367
• Jurors form shared impressions in idle recess chatter long before deliberating #expands (1.00) — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 2332
• Jurors punish in-group members harsher than outsiders when evidence is strong #complicates (0.90) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 857
• Even trivial group distinctions produce in-group favoritism in juror verdicts #qualifies (0.85) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 856
• White jurors raise their own contribution quality when minorities are present #exemplifies (0.75)