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To: V_TWIN

Jury nullification.

“It is not only his right but his Duty in that Case to find the Verdict according to his own best Understanding, Judgment and Conscience, tho in Direct opposition to the Direction of the Court.” - John Adams


4 posted on 08/27/2026 6:50:08 AM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: Gunslingr3

Just so I understand: libs have a genuine moral conviction that deportation is a deeply evil. Thus they believe that they are justified in attacking federal officers and facilities. Jurors in their communities, who have the same deeply held belief, refuse to convict them. So you’re cool with that? Good old jury nullification, right?


18 posted on 08/27/2026 8:02:00 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Gunslingr3
Jury nullification.
“It is not only his right but his Duty in that Case to find the Verdict according to his own best Understanding, Judgment and Conscience, tho in Direct opposition to the Direction of the Court.” - John Adams


"It is presumed, that juries are the best judges of facts; it is, on the other hand, presumed that courts are the best judges of law. But still both objects are within your power of decision." (emphasis added) "...you have a right to take it upon yourselves to judge of both, and to determine the law as well as the fact in controversy".'
- Chief Justice John Jay, Supreme Court of the United States in Georgia vs. Brailsford 3 U.S. (Dall. 1) (1794).

Yes, SCOTUS is required to respect the right to jury trials in its orginal jurisdiction, which as we saw in Texas v. Pennsylvania , it prefers not to exercise.
32 posted on 08/27/2026 8:33:04 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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