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Sam Levin in Los Angeles

California prosecutors used anti-gay slurs to refer to prospective jurors

Rainbow flag flying in the Californian blue sky
Alameda prosecutors have also discriminated against Black and Jewish jurors. A rainbow flag flies during San Jose March for Equality on 11 June 2017. Photograph: Marji Lang/LightRocket/Getty Images

California prosecutors used homophobic slurs to refer to prospective jurors in death penalty cases, newly disclosed court records reveal, adding to a widening misconduct scandal.

Prosecutors from the Alameda county district attorney’s office, whose jurisdiction includes Oakland, used anti-gay labels during jury selection in two capital trials, according to copies of handwritten notes shared with the Guardian.

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