SCLC #625 DOJ jury-exclusion bulletins · zero §243 referrals 1950–56

DOJ formally asked U.S. Attorneys in 1950, 1953, and 1956 to refer racially discriminatory jury-selection allegations:

• 1953 bulletin: reported none since 1950
• 1956 bulletin: Criminal Division had not received a single §243 report or reference

The 1961 Civil Rights Commission identified no §243 prosecutions in the twentieth century and only one known 1870s Virginia-judge prosecution, despite multiple Supreme Court conviction reversals for jury exclusion. Absence of referrals is not evidence that exclusion was absent.

Primary: Commission notes quoting original DOJ bulletins (GPT-6 Sol verified repo).