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Jury selection
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Securities Law Prof Blog
Refco Attorney Gets New Trial Because of Judge’s Mistake
Former Mayer Brown partner Joseph Collins gets a new trial because the federal district court had a private conversation with a juror. Collins was convicted in July 2009 for his…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Missing Jury: The Neglected Role of Juries in Eighth Amendment Punishments Clause Determinations”
Main August 30, 2011"The Missing Jury: The Neglected Role of Juries in Eighth Amendment Punishments Clause Determinations"The title of this post is the title of this interesting new piece by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Parents Blame Python Sentencing on Casey Anthony”
Main August 25, 2011"Parents Blame Python Sentencing on Casey Anthony"The title of this post comes from the headline of this local piece discussing a unique homicide case out of central…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Judge Sentences Juror to More Jury Duty
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
From my home turf of Brooklyn, we have this stunning account of a woman's racist comments on jury duty. When the judge sensed that she made "wildly racist" and anti-law…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Of Rebels, Rogues and Roustabouts: The Jury’s Second Coming”
Main September 3, 2010"Of Rebels, Rogues and Roustabouts: The Jury's Second Coming"The title of this post is the title of this new piece from Professor Jenny Carroll now appearing on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Plea Jury”
Main June 25, 2010"The Plea Jury" The title of this post is the title of this terrific and provocative new article by Laura Appleman now appearing in the Summer 2010…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable data from new EJI report on racial skew of key criminal justice decision-makers
Main June 2, 2010Notable data from new EJI report on racial skew of key criminal justice decision-makers As noted in this prior post, the Equal Justice Initiative have released this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“War and Peace in the Jury Room: How Capital Juries Reach Unanimity”
Main May 13, 2010"War and Peace in the Jury Room: How Capital Juries Reach Unanimity" The title of this post is the title of this new article on SSRN from…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Juror Sentiment on Just Punishment: Do the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Reflect Community Values?”
Main February 22, 2010"Juror Sentiment on Just Punishment: Do the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Reflect Community Values?" The title of this post is the title of this must-read article from US…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting California ruling on juries and medical marijuana
Main November 30, 2009Interesting California ruling on juries and medical marijuana Thanks to How Appealing, I discovered this interesting ruling from one of California's Courts of Appeal concerning a state…