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  • Coast to Coast - Sun, Jan 8th: Informed Jury Movement

    01/08/2012 6:24:48 AM PST · by djf · 27 replies
    Coast to Coast AM ^ | Jan 8th 2011 | C2C
    Tonight on Coast to Coast Ian Punnet will be interviewing Dr. Roger Roots on the fully informed jury movement. This one could be a real barn-burner!!
  • Palin appears to support the right of jury nullification . . .

    09/06/2008 10:39:27 AM PDT · by connell · 10 replies · 228+ views
     . . . and that's a GOOD thing. From FIJA.org:Jury Rights Day Press Release:Jury Rights Day September 5, 2008 This Friday, September 5, 2008, marks the 338th anniversary of the day when jurors refused to convict William Penn of violating England's Conventicle Acts, despite clear evidence that he acted illegally by preaching a Quaker sermon. In refusing to convict Penn, the jurors refused to enforce what they knew to be an unjust law. This is known as jury nullification. By refusing to enforce what they knew was an unjust law, the Penn jurors not only served justice, but provided a...