Juniper felt her composure slipping as she watched their jury pool transform into Roma’s weapon. Each seemingly innocent response revealed another juror aligned with authority, leaving her chest tight with growing dread. Her carefully maintained professional distance crumbled as Roma systematically crafted his ideal panel.

The third potential juror, Dr. Thomas Poznek, carried himself with academic confidence, his wire-rimmed glasses and tweed jacket suggesting years in education. Something about his demeanor - perhaps the way he leaned forward with scholarly interest - made Juniper abandon her careful approach.

“Dr. Poznek,” she began, her eagerness to finally find a promising juror overwhelming her judgment, “given your background in constitutional history… what role do you think historical precedent should play in evaluating modern workplace disputes?”