"As many as 35 #deathrow cases in a #California county could be under review for discriminatory practices, including the exclusion of both #Black female and #Jewish #jurors.

The cases in Alameda County date as far back as 1977.

During #jury selection in one murder case from the 1990s, the prosecution left handwritten notes about prospective jurors — including whether they were Jewish or Black.

“I liked him better than any other #Jew, but no way,” one note said. “Must kick.”

https://www.jta.org/2024/05/13/united-states/jews-were-excluded-from-california-countys-death-penalty-juries-for-decades-new-evidence-reveals

Jews were excluded from California county’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals

One note simply says at the top, “Jew? Yes.”

^{Jackie Hajdenberg (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)}