Tag: Grand Jury

Bill Introduced to Consider Race, Gender in California Grand Juries

SAN DIEGO—Assemblyman Chris Ward (D-San Diego) has introduced legislation aimed at improving the diversity of California grand jury panels, it was announced Feb. 15. While jury commissioners are currently required to consider the geographic makeup of a jury pool, Ward’s office says Assembly Bill 1972 would amend the statutory requirements to include gender, age, race,…


Florida Grand Jury To Probe How To Prevent Disasters Like Champlain Towers Building Collapse

A grand jury in Florida will explore ways to prevent future disasters like the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers condo building last month that left dozens of people dead. In a statement Wednesday, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said she has called on members of the Spring Term Miami-Dade County Grand Jury to…