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- 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.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/7394/lysander.html
- Anti-government sentiment may affect trials - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Online
www.lubbockonline.com/news/040797/anti.htm
- Are You Death Qualified? - Asserting that, by allowing 'death qualified' juries in death penalty cases, doubt is cast on the fairness of trials in capital cases.
www.cato.org/dailys/08-10-00.html
- Dr. Tavel's FIJA Links - Commentary and links on 'fully informed juries'.
www.freedomlaw.com/fijalate.htm
- Erowid Freedom Vault: Jury Nullification - Information about jury rights, the jury nullification movement, current cases, media coverage, and lots of links
www.erowid.org/freedom/jury_nullification/jury_nullification.shtml
- 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.
www.fija.org
- GOP platform adds jurors' acquittal right - The Utah Republican Party endorses jury nullification.
deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,165010439,00.html?
- Grand Jury - A site provides information about state and federal grand juries, from the authors of a book on the subject.
www.udayton.edu/~grandjur
- In Jury Rooms, Form of Civil Protest Grows - Washington Post article discusses recent jury nullification trends.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/jury080299.htm
- Juror found guilty of harboring anti-government opinions - Columnist Vin Suprynowicz discusses the Laura Kriho case.
www.nguworld.com/vindex/97/021297vs.htm
- 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.
www.ncsc.dni.us/research/jurors/jurynews.htm
- Jury Nullification - Article from the newsletter of the November Coalition, an anti-"war on drugs" group.
www.november.org/0412.html
- Jury Nullification - A brief overview of jury nullification.
www.mikebrownsolutions.com/jurnul.htm
- 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.
www.cato.org/realaudio/cbf-03-02-99.ram
- Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine - Book by Clay S. Conrad. First chapter is online in PDF format [requires Adobe Acrobat to view].
www.cato.org/cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=jurynull.html&cart_id=
- Jury Rights Project - Seeking to enhance the justice system by educating citizens about jury issues and by supporting legislation that informs jurors about jury nullification.
www.levellers.org/jrp
- Justice Unlimited - South Dakota-based group working to amend the state constitution to allow fully-informed juries.
www.justiceunlimited.org
- 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.
www.lsfija.org
- Power to the jury - Civil Liberties - Ed Forchion is resting his courtroom hopes on the time-honored right of jury nullification.
civilliberty.about.com/library/weekly/aa071999.htm
- Reclaim the Law - Discussing jury nullification in the United Kingdom.
www.flyingfish.org.uk/articles/excuse/lawful.htm
- Separating Jurors From Their Peers - Thom Marshall discusses author Clay Conrad's take on the historical power of juries.
www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n314/a04.html?79738
- 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.
www.cgja.org
- The Feral Answer to FIJA - Without the jury box, we'll have to revert to the cartidge box, writes Don Lobo Tiggre.
www.spintechmag.com/0005/dt0500.htm
- The Grand Jury - Classic treatise by George J. Edwards
www.constitution.org/gje/gj_00.htm
- The Intriguing Doctrine of Jury Nullification - Essay by Professor Julius Marke, St. John's University.
www.freedomlaw.com/JryMarke.html
- The Juror's Web Site - An informative web site for the prospective juror.
members.tripod.com/~jctMac/index.html
- The minority rules - Civil Liberties - Pro-freedom types frustrated by the unpopularity of their views can find some relief in the jury box.
civilliberty.about.com/library/weekly/aa082399.htm
- The Power of Juries - Orange County Register article on jury nullification.
www.constitution.org/jury/pj/7908_ocr.htm
- They're not subject to majority vote - Columnist Vin Suprynowicz defends jury nullification.
www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Jul-25-Sun-1999/opinion/11617459.html
- Trial by Jury - Commentary by Clay S. Conrad on the right to trial by jury.
www.cato.org/dailys/12-09-98.html
- Use Market to Select Jurors - Commentary by Dominick Armentano that argues against coercion as a method for impaneling a jury.
www.cato.org/dailys/11-11-99.html
- Valid questions on nullification - Houston Chronicle article by Thom Marshall discussing the pros and cons of jury nullification.
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/486448
- 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.
www.cato.org/dailys/01-25-00.html
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