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November 15, 2018
Keywords:
Oregon, racism, anti-semitism, jury, trial, felony-
News Item
After Louisiana voters struck it down in their state, Oregon became the only state that allows non-unanimous jury verdicts in felony trials, a practice long associated with racism and anti-semitism. It became part of the Oregon Constitution in 1934 following a trial in which a single juror prevented a conviction of a Jewish suspect in a high-profile murder case.
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