Few topics provoke as much consternation among lawyers and law students as jury nullification. It's a legal problem child—serving as a vital check on government power while simultaneously undermining ...

Jury nullification presents each of us with the huge responsibility and the power to say that something is wrong and that we are going to take individual action peacefully to help change what is wrong ...

The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution assures that “…the accused (in criminal proceedings] shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.” All 50 states have ...

House Republicans are escalating their response to activist-led jury nullification efforts, with Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) rolling out new legislation and advancing an appropriations directive aimed at ...

In his testimony before a Chicago jury this week, actor Jussie Smollett talked about how he has had to carefully maintain his image as “a black Cary Grant.” The “Empire” star, however, seemed more ...