One of the most interesting exchanges of the day occurred when a juror who appeared to be a male in his 30s was asked by the judge about an answer on his questionnaire regarding his strong views about Kaepernick, who caused controversy years ago when he chose to take a knee during some national anthems to protest police brutality against Black Americans.
It was unclear from his answer on the form how he felt about Kaepernick, but when asked, he told the judge he “sent a scathing email to the NFL and said I would never watch or support it again.”
“I think the act of kneeling during the national anthem is un-American, and it was un-American for nothing to have been done to Mr. Kaepernick,” he continued.
When the jurors were on a break, Judge Gutierrez told the attorneys he was going to strike the juror for cause, but William Christopher Carmody of Susman Godfrey LLP, who represents the plaintiffs, said the juror should be considered because he thought he said he could be fair in the case. The judge disagreed.
