Jury Links

• Anti-government sentiment may affect trials — Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Online
• The California Grand Jurors' Association — CGJA informs the public about the benefits of a having grand juries in the respective counties and advocates improved training, facilities and support for grand jury work throughout California in an ongoing quest for good government for California's citizenry.
• Erowid Freedom Vault: Jury Nullification — Information about jury rights, the jury nullification movement, current cases, media coverage, and lots of links
• An Essay on the Trial by Jury — Written in 1852 by Lysander Spooner, this is an excellent treatise on the reason we have the jury system available as a right within the anglo-saxon justice system.
• The Feral Answer to FIJA — Without the jury box, we'll have to revert to the cartidge box, writes Don Lobo Tiggre.
• Fully Informed Juries — Article by Dave Kopel of the Colorado-based Independence Institute. Part of the Colorado Judicial Review Project.
• The Fully-Informed Jury and Jury Nullification — Part of the Free Andrea website. Reproduces a number of articles that make the case for jury independence.
• Fully Informed Jury Association — FIJA is a non-profit educational association whose mission is to inform all Americans about their rights, powers and responsibilties when serving as trial jurors. FIJA also seeks to restore the political function of the jury as the final check and balance on the American system of government.
• GOP platform adds jurors' acquittal right — The Utah Republican Party endorses jury nullification.
• Grand Jury — A site provides information about state and federal grand juries, from the authors of a book on the subject.
• The Grand Jury — Classic treatise by George J. Edwards
• A History of Jury Nullification — A brief recounting of how juries have been on the right side of history, ranging from refusing to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act to Vietnam War-era draft resisters.
• Judge For Yourself: Voir Dire and the Fully Informed Jury — Essay by Dan Ziemecki on jury nullification and the Laura Kriho case.
• Juror found guilty of harboring anti-government opinions — Columnist Vin Suprynowicz discusses the Laura Kriho case.
• Jurors urged to reject, not protect, the law — Law enforcers call jury nullification a danger to society.
• The Juror's Web Site — An informative web site for the prospective juror.
• Jury Duty - 50 Ways to Get Out of Jury Duty — Persons not inclined to fulfill their civic obligation may find guidance in this humorous list.
• Jury News - Jury News is written by G. Thomas Munsterman and appears regularly in "The Court Manager." "The Court Manager" is published quarterly by National Association for Court Management.
• Jury Nullification — Article from the newsletter of the November Coalition, an anti-"war on drugs" group.
• Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine — A Cato book forum featuring the author, Clay Conrad, Criminal Trial Lawyer, with comments by Joseph DiGenova, Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and Randy Barnett, Professor of Law Boston University. Requires the RealVideo streaming video player from RealNetworks.
• Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine — Book by Clay S. Conrad. First chapter is online in PDF format [requires Adobe Acrobat to view].
• Jury Nullification: The Top Secret Constitutional Right — Litigation Magazine; by James Joseph Duane.
• Jury Rights Project — JRP was formed in response to the case of Laura Kriho, a Gilpin County juror who was maliciously prosecuted after she was the lone holdout juror on a drug possession case. JRP seeks to enhance the justice system by educating citizens about jury issues and by supporting legislation that empowers juries and their rights.
• Jury Trial, Jury Nullification, and the Kriho Case, By Harvey A. Silverglate, December 6, 1996 — National Law Journal article by Harvey A. Silverglate, discussing the Laura Kriho case.
• Justice Unlimited — South Dakota-based group working to amend the state constitution to allow fully-informed juries.
• In Jury Rooms, Form of Civil Protest Grows — Washington Post article discusses recent jury nullification trends.
• The Intriguing Doctrine of Jury Nullification — Essay by Professor Julius Marke, St. John's University.
• Lone Star Fully Informed Jury Association — A Texas non-profit organization working to change the law to allow the accused (and their attorneys) to tell juries (without challenge by the judge or prosecution) of their power to vote their conscience, and to prevent judges from striking prospective jurors because they disagree with the law.
• The Magic Bullet That Stops Tyranny in Its Tracks — Article by Don Doig that argues for jury power as a check against tyrannical governments.
• The minority rules - Civil Liberties — Pro-freedom types frustrated by the unpopularity of their views can find some relief in the jury box.
• New Hope For Freedom — An online pamphlet about jury nullification from the International Society for Individual Liberty.
• The Power of Juries — Orange County Register article on jury nullification.
• Power to the jury - Civil Liberties — Ed Forchion is resting his courtroom hopes on the time-honored right of jury nullification.
• Restore Our Right To Strike Down Bad Laws — Quotes and platform on juries from Candidate for California Governor Steve Kubby's site.
• Separating Jurors From Their Peers — Thom Marshall discusses author Clay Conrad's take on the historical power of juries.
• SoapBox! Fully Informed Jury Page — Spreading the word on juror rights & powers and an advocate of the Fully Informed Jury Asscocitation.
• They're not subject to majority vote — Columnist Vin Suprynowicz defends jury nullification.
• Trial by Jury — Commentary by Clay S. Conrad on the right to trial by jury.
• Use Market to Select Jurors — Commentary by Dominick Armentano that argues against coercion as a method for impaneling a jury.
• Valid questions on nullification — Houston Chronicle article by Thom Marshall discussing the pros and cons of jury nullification.
• What I Did On Jury Duty — Henry Lowengard tells the tale of his stint as an alternate juror in the trial of a group of alleged Columbian drug lords.
• When Judges Overreach — Commentary by Tim Lynch of the Cato Institute, arguing that jurors should not be removed simply because they indicate that they will vote their conscience.