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The unpopular vote: why the Clancy mistrial proves the system worked

The jury room can risk becoming a mere numbers game — a race to a unanimous verdict that targets dissenting voices rather than thoroughly analyzing the testimony. But when a single...

You came for a fair trial. Your jury came to change the world.

A jury has one job: to decide a criminal case on the evidence and the law. That’s it. When jurors approach a verdict as a chance to advance a cause, even the strongest prosecution...

The American Jury System Has Been Corrupted Beyond Repair

by Ray Cardello at CDN - I can speak from personal experience on this topic because I have been there and done that. I served on a Massachusetts Superior Court jury for a month an...

Jury Appreciation: Recognizing Citizens Who Preserve Our Rights

Right to trial by jury is a cornerstone of our state and federal constitutions. Juries bring community values as fact-finders and decision-makers. Wisconsin's three branches have p...

Twelve strangers, one man's fate: Meet the 12 jurors in the new season of 'The Jury'

What would you do if someone’s life was in your hands? Follow a real case, re-enacted from real court transcripts, in front of a new jury of 12 everyday Australians.

Jurors play key role in state justice system

Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet highlights the importance of jury duty and thanks jurors for their service during Juror Appreciation Month. The post Jurors play key role in st...

From the Bench | What Jurors Say

A verdict is a jury's most important message, but it's not the only one. Jurors have plenty to say about a trial, especially about the lawyers who tried it. Here are the comments J...

My Jury Duty Was a Master Class in Government Inefficiency

Some court workers work hard, and many want to help people. But they're stuck in a system where saving people's time brings them no rewards.

6th Amendment-Jury Instructions

Mayes was convicted of two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety while armed, possession of a firearm by a felon, and felony witness intimidation. The post 6th Amend...

Jury seated in Trayon White bribery trial

Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday morning in the federal bribery trial of D.C. Councilmember Trayon White. White is accused of accepting $35,000 in bribes in 2024 in e...

The Right to Trial is Vanishing. Could Bolder Juries Save It?

A new campaign by the Cato Institute aims to educate jurors on their right to vote their conscience against unjust laws and sentences.

Lindsay Clancy's Holdout Juror Did What Jurors Are Supposed To Do

Just as a holdout may be a bulwark against wrongful conviction, a unanimous verdict is difficult to obtain by design.

Being A Juror In A High-Profile Court Case Could Be Exciting, But It Comes With A Huge Cost

A jury's purpose is not to produce a verdict that pleases the public. The post Being A Juror In A High-Profile Court Case Could Be Exciting, But It Comes With A Huge Cost appeared...

Nation Reconsidering Trial By Jury Of Peers After Discovering That Our Peers Are All Dummies

U.S. — The people of the United States were reportedly reconsidering the longstanding legal tradition of trial by a jury of peers after the revelation that most peers are abject mo...

The Supreme Court’s Lone Jury Trial

A legal oddity. The post The Supreme Court’s Lone Jury Trial appeared first on Above the Law.

Returning: The Jury

A new real Australian manslaughter trial is restaged and screened over a two week period on SBS.

Clancy Juror Appears To Admit Jurors Used Outside Expertise To Badger Holdout

Several jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial appear to have openly admitted to violating jury instruction by using their own experience to make their decision on a verdict while deli...

Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy’s Mistrial Highlights a Divide in America

The nation’s reaction to the 11-1 deadlock that resulted in a mistrial for Lindsay Clancy was, like the jury itself, fiercely and unbridgeably divided.

Konig jurors to be queried on misconduct claim

The 12 jurors who served during Gerhardt Konig’s attempted murder trial must return to the courtroom for questioning on possible jury misconduct.

AI in the Jury Box: Promise, Limits and the Role of Human Deliberation

How Bifurcation And Verdict Forms Can Sway Jury Outcomes

The bifurcated trial structure used in a Nevada personal injury case — where the jury recently awarded the plaintiff more than $56 million — highlights a strategic option that liti...

Juror in Lindsay Clancy murder trial speaks out

Paula Devlin, who served on the jury, told CBS Mornings a black male juror in his 30s held out for a guilty verdict, while the others were in favor of finding Clancy not responsibl...

Blind man dismissed from grand jury duty can sue NY for discrimination, judge rules

Brooklyn Supreme Criminal Court. Albert Elia accused officials of "systemic discrimination" against blind people looking to serve on juries. [ more › ]