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Michael Sockwell v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
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23-13321
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March 02, 2026
Justices Won't Probe Habeas Power In Racist Voir Dire Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to disturb an Eleventh Circuit ruling granting a new trial to a Black man on Alabama's death row because state prosecutors excluded Black prospective jurors in a racially discriminatory manner.
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July 01, 2025
Racist Jury Selection Affords Ala. Death Row Inmate New Trial
A Black man sentenced to death by the state of Alabama for murdering a sheriff has been granted a new trial by the Eleventh Circuit, which found that the state violated his constitutional right to equal protection by habitually eliminating potential Black jurors from cases like his in a discriminatory manner.