Clark Neily discusses whether jurors should be instructed about jury nullification on . ..…

Jury nullification refers to juries acquitting defendants even often as rejection of the law, of disagreement with the punishment that would result from conviction or to advance jurors own biases.. ..…

Assault and battery claims Oakley made in lawsuit brought against the team's owners after his February 2017 removal from Knicks game were reinstated by appeals court. jury can decide whether former New York Knicks Charles Oakley was ejected from Madison Square Garden with excessive force..…

In short, President Trump is attempting what Hewitt calls the “judicial equivalent of jury nullification in a criminal case” and that’s going to be a tough lift, for any legal team: . From what @AndrewCMcCarthy describes about the lawsuit, @realDonaldTrump campaign is seeking the..…

Sanitizing stations are set up throughout the building, and social distancing is enhanced by the removal of benches and adjacent jury seats in courtrooms. ..…

While the attorneys did not poll the jury to see how many of them stood on each side of the issues, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John Cope declared mistrial because the jury could not reach unanimous conclusion.. Former District Attorney Mark Peterson faced the possibility of..…

It was only after state police warned the new district administration about the lead and asbestos problems that immediate steps were taken to disconnect tainted water sources and close school buildings for asbestos removal, the grand jury said. . ..…

What is receiving resistance from players is the occupation that is policing and the thereof, its valor, its legitimacy and its refusal of accountability -- and public that refuses to hold the police in the form of jury trials and district attorneys. While criticism was perceived the threat of..…

What Freddy is hoping for is called nullification, said attorney and legalization advocate Mark Victor, and it proves effective. It requires the jury to decide not to convict because they find law to be unjust except the strategy is often ineffective because juries are told to reach..…

Given that the accused probably were guilty of what they were charged with, it was a form of jury nullification of unjust laws. ..…

., Parish Police Jury voted to keep the statue, saying that,  of the 945 written responses from the public, 878 were against relocation. ..…

The army controlled every aspect of in the islands, from justice to parking zones and curbside trash removal.. His attorney objected to the jurisdiction, requested jury trial, and asked for time to prepare defense. ..…

Jury Selection . A criminal defense attorney assists with the selection of the jury. He request for the removal of jurors who are biased against the defendant or for other reasons. . ..…

Wozniak, together with 17 other plaintiffs seek trial by jury, along with payments for damages, and the removal of all Bitcoin giveaway scams that promote their names and likeness. ..…

By jury for failure to register as offender upon his relocation to, News, Petty was indicted Los Angeles from New York. ..…

To avoid the next Paradise, a grand jury warned, Butte County needed to reduce its wildfire risks. That included identifying key evacuation routes and reducing grass, brush and timber fuel. . ..…

But representatives from the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association and the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto all argued that while peremptory challenges may need some reform, they’re an essential tool for lawyers to engineer a more diverse — and therefore fair..…

Jury nullification gives the people (those who have a clue and understand the issues) a chance to influence those laws, so why isn't this concept presented as an option to the people in cases like this? ..…

Unilaterally reduce state payments to the federal government based on what someone in Idaho deems to be an 'unconstitutional' federal spending; jury nullification; put the FBI and other state and federal law enforcement under control of county sheriffs; rejecting any federal food-health..…