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“Trial by jury in civil cases is as essential to secure the liberty of the people as any one of the pre-existent rights of nature.”

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Jan 24, 2018 Top 6 Reasons Why You Should Respond to Your Jury Summons
Nov 17, 2017 Some Additional Thoughts on Juror Discussions During Trial and Juror Questions
Nov 15, 2017 Concurrent Expert Evidence in the United States – Is There a Role for Hot Tubbing?
Nov 14, 2017 Is There a Perception Problem with the American Jury System?
Nov 13, 2017 We Hold These Jury Decision-Making Truths to be Self-Evident
Nov 10, 2017 Understanding Bias: Preserving Peremptory Challenges, Preventing their Discriminatory Use, and Providing Fairer and More Impartial Juries

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  • June 22

    RT @davidlnoll: Perhaps "arbitrate everything" isn't a stable equilibrium. https://t.co/1EQ5AlDCnP

  • June 22

    The Civil Jury Project’s successful Jury Improvement Lunch in Seattle. Thrilled to be here! https://t.co/gQHbiSwvQp

  • June 22

    The number of civil jury verdicts in AZ is declining precipitously. See Arizona Attonrey June 2018 issue chart here… https://t.co/LCvBRg0OAZ

  • June 22

    June issue of Arizona Attorney publishes top 2017 civil verdicts in state. $15M med malpractice verdict on top.… https://t.co/1jtlp9pK2X

  • June 22

    RT @NBCPhiladelphia: A New Jersey woman whose husband killed himself in jail has been awarded more than $1.5 million in a jury decision aga…

  • June 22

    RT @ProfFerguson: “[A] central aim of the Framers was ‘to place obstacles in the way of a too permeating police surveillance.’” #Carpenter…

  • June 22

    RT @DailyReport: ICYMI: Jury Deems Hospital's $230K Surgical Bill 'Unreasonable,' Awards $766 https://t.co/6FKD4Bz30q #legalnews https://t.…

  • June 22

    RT @ChipMitchell1: 1/3 BREAKING: After deliberating for less than an hour, a Cook County jury has returned with a verdict and $2.8 million…

  • June 22

    RT @ZoeTillman: Here's the juror questionnaire that Mueller's office is proposing for Paul Manafort's trial in Virginia next month: https:/…

  • June 21

    RT @jurygirltweet: The jury operating in its political role https://t.co/YY0l3aNdcr

  • June 19

    RT @baron_mcfez: People have been texting me saying that now that I'm 18 I can legally buy a juul, but I honestly care more about the fact…

  • June 19

    RT @OSUfreak82: Unpopular opinion: I think jury duty would be fascinating.

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