@AnnaOffit

professor of law @WMLawSchool and @Princeton-trained legal anthropologist. criminal law, evidence, ethics, jury trials, empirical legal research.

 Dallas, TX
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Joined March 2016
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Prof. @AnnaOffit was interviewed for @FOX4's, “Race-based challenge denied in Karmelo Anthony jury selection.” Watch Prof. @AnnaOffit's interview here: fox4news.com/video/fmc-5na68…

Race-based challenge denied in Karmelo Anthony jury selection | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

No Black jurors were selected to the jury in the trial of Karmelo Anthony, and the presiding judge denied a 'Batson challenge' by the defense alleging potential jurors were removed due to race. FOX...

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Opening statements began Thursday in the murder trial of Frisco ISD student Karmelo Anthony after a jury with no Black members was finalized following a contested selection process. fox4news.com/news/frisco-tra…

Karmelo Anthony Trial: Jurors watch stabbing videos following opening statements

Opening statements began Thursday in the murder trial of Frisco ISD student Karmelo Anthony after a jury with no Black members was finalized following a contested selection process.

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Prof. @AnnaOffit was interviewed for @FOX4, “Karmelo Anthony trial jury selection begins.” Watch Prof. @AnnaOffit's interview here: fox4news.com/video/fmc-ibj6w…

Karmelo Anthony trial jury selection begins | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

The jury selection for the trial of Karmelo Anthony, a North Texas high school student accused of murder, began on Monday. FOX 4's Amelia jones has more insight on the jury selection process.

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A huge round of applause to our very own Dr. Alexandra Pavlakis, as well as Dr. Kacy Hollenback, Dr. Stephanie Langin-Hooper, and Dr. Anna Offit for being awarded the 2025 Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Award. Congratulations from all our Students, Faculty, and Staff!
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SSRN@SSRN27 Jun 2024
Reimagining the Inclusive Jury: Anna Offit argues that the innovative modifications to #jury trials that emerged during the COVID-19 #pandemic should not be abandoned as infection rates decrease. Read More: spkl.io/60124AXka Subscribe: spkl.io/60134AXkx #LawTwitter
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Professor @AnnaOffit's article, "Reimagining the Inclusive Jury," was published in the @UCDavisLRev. The article argues that some of the trial modifications that emerged during the pandemic should not disappear with decreasing infection numbers. Read: bit.ly/3wfGw3E
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Thanks to @CornellLaw for sharing the exciting news that our coedited book won the @APLS41 book award! It was an amazing collaboration with so many top global scholars. So honored to! – at Neuquén, Argentina
Cornell Law School@CornellLaw3 Apr 2024
Congratulations to Professor Valerie Hans, who's co-edited book, Juries, Lay Judges, and Mixed Courts: A Global Perspective, was awarded the 2024 Lawrence S. Wrightsman Book Award from the American Psychology-Law Society! #CornellLawSchool
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In Stockholm? This coming Monday (Feb 5) I'm giving a talk on my book project, Down and Out in Utopia: Unemployment, Morality, and Social Democracy in Norway, at the Department of Social Anthropology @Stockholm_Uni. Hope to see you there! su.se/department-of-social-a…
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This story will fly under the radar. It shouldn't. Houston tried to prosecute a woman for helping the homeless. And the state couldn't even impanel a jury, because the bulk of potential jurors saw the case for the insanity that it is. This is why jury trials are essential:
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@HoustonChron19 Jan 2024
Food Not Bombs trial rescheduled after too many jurors objected to $500 fine for feeding homeless trib.al/FPHYo24

Food Not Bombs trial rescheduled after too many jurors objected to $500 fine for feeding homeless

Roughly 90 tickets have been issued since March to volunteers with the loosely organized Food Not Bombs, which serves meals to people in need. 

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🎉Economic Anthropologists - SMU is hiring! We are looking for a tenure-track assistant professor. Region and area of specialization are open. Applications due October 15. More information here: careercenter.americananthro.…
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📣 We. Can't. Stop. Hiring. Thrilled to share a 2nd TT search at SMU Anthropology. We are looking for an Assistant Professor of Medical Anthropology to join a university cluster hire on urban research. Region and interests open. Apply by October 15. apply.interfolio.com/128525?…
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Wow, huge news at SMU: they're hiring a TT Assistant Professor of Economic Anthropology. Applications due October 15. Just amazing stuff. apply.interfolio.com/128526
Texas Football Life
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IT’S OFFICIAL SMU is joining the ACC The Pony Express is back!
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Cultural anthropology job market is actually looking...pretty good? Some great positions out there (and possibly more to come from a fantastic department in Dallas??? 🤠)
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Judge: Mr. Tsai, what do teach? Me: Constitutional Law, Inequality, Democratic Reform, Crim Pro Judge: What do you write about? Me: Legal theory, constitutional history, race and poverty in the criminal justice system, prosecutorial abuse Judge: Thank you, you’re excused. – at Washington, DC
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Fantastic article by @robertiafolla via @bloomberglaw suggesting a crack in a years long trend: more courts approve remote work as an accommodation. With insights from @nicolebporter @ArleneKanter @weparmet @dandrashu Bob Dinerstein & myself. #CripTheVote news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-…

Covid’s Remote Work Experience Is Slowly Changing Disability Law

Federal judges are somewhat less likely to side with employers that deny requests for telework as a disability accommodation after the Covid-19 pandemic sparked a remote work revolution.

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A very troubling report. And I’m having a hard time understanding what the affirmative argument would be for why grand jurors can’t speak with each other.
The City Reporter@THECITYNY24 May 2023
A state court–issued handbook explains that the grand jury should “discuss with each other the evidence and the legal instructions” before voting on felony indictments. But a foreman alleged that court officers in Queens had instructed them otherwise. buff.ly/3BXjwW8
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Holograms could make witness testimony more convenient and accessible, say advocates of the technology. Read more in The Afternoon Docket: reut.rs/3Oe3jmS Subscribe: reut.rs/3NMrp88
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The federal judiciary declared that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer affecting how the federal courts function and ended remote access to court hearings. The end of remote court access means the public and media must now attend hearings in-person reut.rs/3HYqiPa
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@Law36011 May 2023
The federal judiciary said Thursday that remote access in district courts around the nation will come to a close this fall. law360.com/articles/1607116
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The state of Indiana will soon be paying residents $80-$90 a day for jury duty, depending on how long the trial is. CA should follow by approving my bill, #AB881, which raises juror pay from $15/day to $100/day. It’ll help diversify juries & result in fairer verdicts. #BeTheJury
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