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To: Kevin Curry
No, it's correcting activist state legislatures that gave state court judges this power.

Legislatures gave judges the power to overturn juries' decisions?

61 posted on 06/24/2002 8:55:47 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
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To: Sir Gawain
Legislatures gave judges the power to overturn juries' decisions?

1. That's not what's happened. The Supremes overturned judges' decisions.

2. But yes, judges throw out jury decisions all the time.




65 posted on 06/24/2002 8:59:54 AM PDT by Sabertooth
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