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Meet the jurors in the trial of Derek Chauvin
It is fitting that the most anticipated jury trial in years includes profiles of the individual jurors. This is highly unusual, since the media tend to leave the jurors alone until the conclusion of a trial. In this case, however, … Continue reading
Juries and board games: A match made in nerd heaven
For so many reasons, we here at the Jury and Democracy blog are delighted by a story from today’s Raleigh (NC) News and Observer. In a nutshell, a jury asked a judge to buy it board games, and the judge … Continue reading
Older Americans still find jury service to be an important part of citizenship, younger Americans less so
Written by Ethan Paul, undergraduate student at the Pennsylvania State University In a Pew Research Center survey conducted in April 2017, 67 percent of American adults said that “serving on a jury is part of what it means to be a … Continue reading
The Bundy occupation in Oregon and jury nullification
Written by Ethan Paul, undergraduate student at the Pennsylvania State University This post is about the jury that exonerated Ammon and Ryan Bundy, along with their compatriots, after they had occupied a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. Before we go to … Continue reading
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