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Racial remarks mark campaign for Texas appeals seat
Protesters from the J. L. Turner Legal Association and other groups called for Republican Court of Criminal Appeals candidate Mike Keasler to resign after decades old notes criticizing Black jurors and a Black prosecutor surfaced. Keasler apologized, noting prior work on racial fairness training.
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Criminal Appeals Court
Dallas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Mike Keasler
J. L.turner Legal Association
Keasler
Frank ‘Crowley Criminal Courts
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Charles F
Charlie” Baird
Texas
League of United Latin American Citizens
Hispanic Bar Association
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mexico
Dallas Morning News
Kenneth Witherspoon
Turner Association
Witherspoon
Associated Press
Texas Judicial College