O JURY, WHERE ART THOU?
But first we had to find a jury. Four people said they were Tesla owners — one of whom specified that he had an old-school Roadster, one of whom said they had both an X and an S — but this would not impair their judgment. Three people had connections — as contractors or shareholders — with SpaceX or Boring Company, but were similarly confident about their judgment. One prospective juror said that he had an upcoming job interview with SpaceX and could not be impartial. He was excused. Two other jurors were excused because they followed Musk on Twitter.
After the bulk questions, eight prospective jurors were called into the box and questioned individually. These people were asked more specific questions about whether they were related to any lawyers, what their spouses and kids did and whether they had any "strong opinion, whether negative or positive, about whether someone is a billionaire." Most people answered no; an aesthetician who answered "yes" was excused. Only one prospective juror indicated he had strong opinions — "both negative and positive" — about Musk. He ended up on the jury.