IIRC, it was also the verdict in "The Verdict".
A Pyrrhic victory.
I think the jury felt compelled to follow the jury instructions. I suspect they really wanted to find for CU, but didn't really buy the story of CU that his termination had "nothing to do with his 9/11 essay."
This is why you should always refuse to agree to follow the jury instructions when you are on voir dire for sitting on a jury.
If you are asked "Will you follow the instructions of the court?" Just answer "That depends on what the instructions are."
Of course you won't be sitting on that jury if that is how you respond.
This is why you should always refuse to agree to follow the jury instructions when you are on voir dire for sitting on a jury.
If they followed every stinking instructionnobody would ever be found guilty of anything. The judicial system is premised on madness.