Topic
Jury selection
94 published works
Mass Tort Defense
National Juries For National Cases?
By Sean Wajert
At MassTortDefense we typically focus on cases, statutes, and the like, but certainly can make room for a thought-provoking academic piece. Professor
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Should juries know the likely sentence when deciding guilt?”
Main July 27, 2008"Should juries know the likely sentence when deciding guilt?"The title of this post is the title of this interesting BlueOregon post authored by Oregon state representative Chip…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Judge Weinstein makes notable headlines with notable jury-based ruling
Main April 2, 2008Judge Weinstein makes notable headlines with notable jury-based rulingFamed EDNY Judge Jack Weinstein has found a creative, questionable and headline-making way to avoid the application of a…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Problem of the Expert Juror
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Prof. Paul Kirgis recently posted an article on SSRN titled "The Problem of the Expert Juror." The article will appear in volume 75 of the Temple Law Review. The link…
The Contingency
Juries and Rhetoric
Blawgletter enjoys Anne Reed's Deliberations, in which she grapples with "law, news, and thoughts on juries and jury trials". We recommend it. A post today explains our affection. It relates…
Sentencing Law and Policy
An interesting down under take on jury involvement in sentencing
Main April 26, 2007An interesting down under take on jury involvement in sentencingHere is a fascinating story about a fascinating proposal to involve juries in sentencing decision-making being discussed in…
Other
Blogosphere Welcomes Anne Reed’s Insights Into Juries
By Patrick Lamb
For those of you who try cases (as I do), I wanted to alert you to a new (well, relatively new) blog named Deliberations, written by my friend and former…
Sentencing Law and Policy
First-cut media coverage ofCunningham
Main January 22, 2007First-cut media coverage of CunninghamHoward Bashman (who else?) already has collected lots of early media coverage of Cunningham from NPR and law.com and San Francisco Chronicle and…
TortsProf Blog
“…jury performance is remarkably good.”
Philip Peters (Missouri) has a new article up on SSRN about jury performance in medical malpractice cases. The abstract:Legislation is pending in both houses of Congress to transfer medical malpractice…
Business and Commercial
Clients, Globalization And The American Jury
By Patrick Lamb
The title is a lie. There is no such thing as an "American jury." There are juries from Cook County, Illinois or Los Angeles, California. From Dothan, Alabama to Union…