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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Sep. 20, 2013

9th Circuit panel skeptical of exclusion of gay juror in drug antitrust case

Another gay rights barrier may be falling as a federal appellate panel on Wednesday pondered whether trial lawyers can exclude prospective jurors due to their sexual orientation.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Another gay rights barrier may be falling as a federal appellate panel on Wednesday pondered whether trial lawyers can exclude prospective jurors due to their sexual orientation.


At an oral argument session here, counsel for pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories struggled but failed to channel the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel's attention away from the hot button gay ju...

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