Study finds racial disparity among potential jurors

URBANA – Too few Asian and black males are called for jury service in Champaign County, while white women are there in overabundance.

That's just one of the conclusions of a study of the county court system done by University of Illinois law students and court watchers from the Champaign County League of Women Voters.

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