The Second and Sixth Amendments
If a state criminal conviction leads to denial of gun rights under state law (not just federal law), the defendant must be given the option of a jury trial, rules the Nevada Supreme Court.
Juries
Scott Daniel Warren Is Free (for Now) After Jury Can't Reach Verdict on Charges for Aiding Migrants
Plus: Amash says the "two-party system is hurting America," Zuckerberg gets deepfaked, Wonkette's lame defense of Harris, and more...
Unanimous Juries and Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
Unanimous juries (like the ban on excessive fines) might be an easy case; but at some point we will need a theory.
New York's Top Court Rules Immigrants Are Entitled to Jury Trials for Crimes that May Lead to Deportation
Many face getting tossed out of the country for minor crimes. This ruling could result in big changes.
Federal Judge Advocates Jury Nullification After Being Shocked by Overzealous Child Pornography Prosecution
It just makes sense to let jurors know about their already established power to exercise discretion over bad laws and ill-considered prosecutions.
Louisiana Voters May Dump Rule Allowing Convictions Without Unanimous Verdicts
End of a Jim Crow-era law a potential win for jury nullification.
Jurors Convict Man for Telling Jurors About Jury Nullification
Handing out pamphlets gets treated as a crime.
How Jury Duty Almost Turned Me into an Anarchist
Metal detectors, fire evacuations, Stalinist architecture, and ideological grilling, all in one day!
One Georgia Judge Takes on Mandatory Minimums by Informing Jury Before Conviction
Reminds prosecutors that juries are supposed to serve as a check on government power
Appeals Court: Jurors Cannot Be Excluded Because They're Gay
So don't try to use that to get out of jury duty
Double Jeopardy for George Zimmerman?
The Department of Justice wants to waste more money trying him for a federal hate crime.
Jury That Included Caroline Kennedy Acquits Drug Dealer
Took one hour to find Nelson Chatman not guilty of dealing crack cocaine
U.K. Considers Confiscating Jurors' Net-Connected Devices
Because jury duty is already such a joy
