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Making “Cents” of Jury Service: Illinois General Assembly Requires Pay for Certain Employees’ Civic Duty

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...

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...

Judge Arrests Potential Juror For Being 30 Minutes Late — See Also

Judge Newman Finally Gets A New Forum: After years of having her fate decided by the same colleagues that sought to sideline her, Judge Pauline Newman's case has officially moved t...

Illinois Employers Must Provide Paid Jury Duty Leave Beginning January 1, 2027

Effective January 1, 2027, Illinois employers with 26 or more employees must pay employees at their regular hourly rate for their existing job-protected jury duty leave. The change...

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...

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...

These Californians can opt out of jury duty forever, no need to 'jump through hoops'

Californians over 80 years old will be able to permanently opt out of jury duty for medical reasons without supporting documentation starting in 2028.

Woman falls for Jury duty scam: Highland Heights Police Blotter

An employee of a veterinary clinic reported Sept. 4 that she was the victim of a scam while at work. She said that she received a call from somebody claiming to be with the Cuyaho...

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...

ABC13 gives a sneak peak behind the grand jury process and the calls to modernize it

When you get a jury duty letter in the mail, it comes from the Harris County District Clerk's Office. Well, when District Clerk Marilyn Burgess received one herself, she didn't exp...

Jury duty scam returns with $15,000 in kangaroo court costs: Pepper Pike Police Blotter

A number of red flags went up from the initial phone call to the Bitcoin ATM.

Sotomayor: Hey Judges, Maybe We Don’t Arrest Potential Jurors For Being Late

The rest of the jury pool learned a harsh lesson. The post Sotomayor: Hey Judges, Maybe We Don’t Arrest Potential Jurors For Being Late appeared first on Above the Law.

Monroe Police Department warn public about Jury Duty phone scam

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- The Monroe Police Department is warning residents about a phone scam involving callers falsely claiming that individuals have missed jury duty. According...

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.

DOJ accuses DC Councilmember Trayon White of tampering jury pool

The Justice Department accused D.C. Council member Trayon White of what it calls “blatant tampering” of the jury pool for his upcoming trial. A court filing Thursday cited a vid...

Monroe County warns residents of jury-duty scam calls

MONROE — Monroe County officials say fraudsters are impersonating officers and accusing residents of missing jury duty in a growing scam.

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.

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...

It May Be Just a Theoretical Right to Serve on a Jury, But a Person with a Disability Has a Real Right to Serve on a Gra...

Baseball playoffs are here as is the start of the NFL season. Good luck to all of your teams. Two of my three baseball teams (Braves and White Sox), made it to the second round. We...

Serving On Jury With Shrill Liberal Women Added To List Of Torture Methods Under Geneva Conventions

GENEVA — A diplomatic council convened over the weekend to vote on a supplement to the Geneva Conventions officially declaring serving on a jury with shrill liberal women a form of...

Heads Up: “transcript from the jury duty scam call”

ICYMI: “Police Phone Scam” “Dear PoPville, Here is the transcript from the jury duty scam call, here it is: I’ve had this happen twice. What makes it seem especially legitimate […]

Fleming County sheriff warns residents about jury duty phone scam

The Fleming County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers are falsely claiming to be law enforcement officials and threatening victims over alleg...

Lindsay Clancy trial: Woman accused of juror intimidation pleads not guilty

Dawn Light, 56, pleaded not guilty to aggravated intimidation of a juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial Wednesday morning.