Black Juror to Court: Justice Impossible With Confederate Flag Flying - COLORLINES

Black Juror to Court: Justice Impossible With Confederate Flag Flying - COLORLINES There Louisiana Supreme Court will hear a death penalty challenge today that has been driven by the presence of a Confederate flag atop the Caddo Parish Courthouse in Shreveport, La. A black juror who refused to serve in a death penalty trial because of the flag’s presence is teaming up with local and national civil rights organizations to appeal a conviction in the case, arguing that the flag proves bias in the justice system.