Category Archives: Grand juries
The national spotlight and Trump’s tweeting complicate any Mueller investigation jury trials
In the wake of the recent news that Michael Flynn has plead guilty to lying to the FBI, the news cycle has again become consumed by the Mueller investigation. The investigation’s first trial, into Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort … Continue reading
But who will guard the guardians? On county prosecutors, grand juries, and indicting police officers
With the passage of another week, there’s another case of a grand jury failing to indict a police officer who killed another African-American citizen, Eric Gardner. In the New York case, the coroner ruled the death a homicide and the … Continue reading
On juries, grand juries, and Ferguson, Missouri
As outrage builds about the failure to indict the officer who shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the work of the grand jury itself. This blog focuses on criminal and civil … Continue reading
Jury and Democracy Blog 