Lockhart v. McCree

a case resulting in a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of the death qualification process (see death-qualified jury) despite social science research indicating that this process produces a jury more likely to vote for conviction.

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May 8th 2024

elective bilingualism

see elite bilingualism.