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Racial minorities comprise a very small proportion of the lawyers and judges in the United States. What accounts for this? What difference, if any, would it make if more of the lawyers representing criminal defendants were from racial minority groups? Are racial minorities who are represented by public defenders or […]

Write a 200 to 300 word response answering the following questions: o How does this cartoon demonstrate the effect of the Civil War on other nations? o How does this cartoon illustrate the way the Civil War shaped domestic economic change? o Besides the effects on the cotton industry, what […]

Read Appendix A – Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in America, by Robert Putnam. Dr. Putnam has studied the dynamics of social connections and how they affect democracy in the U.S. for many years. His article provides the initial framings for a research study. Next, […]

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address the following:   •              Explain whether ethnicity influences courtroom proceedings and judicial practices. •              Summarize the arguments for and against ethnicity-based jury nullification. •              Include contemporary examples (within the last 10 years) of ethnicity-based jury nullification. Note: you can use news articles] […]