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32 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Rights concern misplaced
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Worries about Rights off target
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The supreme court of the United States
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The court of last resort
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Spanish-speaking prospective jurors
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Candidates for the jury who speak Spanish
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Barred
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Prohibited
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Serving on juries that are expected to hear
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Doing jury duty in cases where there will be
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The Reagan-Bush right-wing Kangaroo court
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The ultra-conservative court that disregards the law to serve the Reagan-Bush agenda
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Shown its complete contempt for
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Demostrated its total disdain for
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Hispanic Americans
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Americans of Hispanic descent
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Immediately after the court's decision was announced
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On the heels of the publication of the judicial ruling
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At first glance
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On the face of it
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On might be tempted to agree with Ms. Jimenez Kunstler
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Mrs. Jimenez-Kunstler ideas seem appealing
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Let's stop and consider
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Let's take a moment to reflect on
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Actually at stake
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really involved
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As its name may suggest to those who are paying attention
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As anyone who considers the term carefully will realize
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Duty
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Responsibility/Obligation
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Spanish-speaking citizens
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Citizens who speak spanish
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Have an obligation to serve on a jury when called upon to do so
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Are obligated to do jury duty when so requested
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Arises out of
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stems from
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A defendant's right
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The guarantee that the accused will have
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Peers
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Equals
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Fair
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Equitable
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At issue
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at stake
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In so far
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considering that ( whatch for meaning
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The citizen in question
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The people we're dealing with here
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are members of the pool of prospective jurors
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belong to the pool from which jurors will be chosen
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Not themselves defendants
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are not standing trial themselves
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what of
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what about
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Clearly
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Obviously
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attemps to sway
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tries to persuade
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supposed knowledge of
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alleged grasp of
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be privy to
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have access to
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nuances
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subtleties
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