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Daniel Penny needs a subway-riding jury — and he may not get one

Daniel Penny needs a subway-riding jury — and he may not get one

Fair enough, but this disproportionate self-selection of hourly workers out of the jury pool has an unintended consequence, and a unique implication for the Penny trial: It likely removes those who take the subway every day, relative to those who don’t.