Stephen Bright

Stephen Bright

October 03, 2019 | National Law Journal

Why the US Supreme Court Should Uphold the Right to a Unanimous Jury

Many legal experts believe the U.S. Supreme Court is finally poised to declare that less-than-unanimous verdicts in state trials violate the Constitution.

By Richard Cullen and Stephen Bright

5 minute read

August 25, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Term 'boy' is proof of racial animus

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' third ruling that a white supervisor calling black men "boy"-as in "Boy, you better get going" and "hey, boy"-is not evidence of racial animus was issued last week by Judges Edward E. Carnes and William H. Pryor Jr. in an unsigned, unpublished opinion.

By Stephen Bright

7 minute read