"On Thursday, federal judge Charles Breyer slashed more than a third of a 93-person jury pool over their biases about the billionaire, according to multiple reports from the San Francisco courtroom. The civil trial is over Musk's behavior during his 2022 purchase of Twitter. The investor plaintiffs allege that he violated securities law by omitting information from filings and making false statements to drive down the company's stock price; Musk denies wrongdoing. All told, selection for the nine-person jury took about five hours."
"Breyer, reiterating that the jury would need to stick to the case's evidence, said candidates' answers to the pre-selection questionnaire featured many complaints about Musk, his companies and his political leanings. When around three dozen people raised their hands to say they couldn't ignore their biases, the judge cut them from the pool. Others were then questioned - making it obvious that some hatred for Musk had made it through the first cut."
Judge Charles Breyer dismissed more than a third of a 93-person jury pool because many prospective jurors expressed biases against Elon Musk. The case is a civil trial concerning Musk's conduct during his 2022 acquisition of Twitter, with investor plaintiffs alleging securities-law violations for omitted information and false statements intended to depress the company's stock; Musk denies wrongdoing. Jury selection for nine jurors took about five hours. Pre-selection questionnaires revealed numerous complaints about Musk, his companies, and political views, and some candidates explicitly stated they could not set aside their biases, prompting removal.
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