Judge Gives an Implicit Bias Jury Instruction in the Derek Chauvin Trial

Today, the judge in the Derek Chauvin trial gave an implicit bias jury instruction. Here was the instruction:

I think these instructions are a good addition to the standard jury instructions. Indeed, in my new article, “The Constitutional Right to an Implicit Bias Jury Instruction,” I argue that there should be a Constitutional right to such an instruction.

-CM