Fully Informed Jury Association

Judge bans leaflets meant to influence jurors at courthouses Ninth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Belvin Perry signed the Florida Administrative Court Order in response to representatives of the national non-profit organization Fully Informed Jury Association handing out pamphlets outside the Orange County Courthouse, according to a story in The Orlando Sentinel. The organization advocates “jury [...]

Tags: Florida, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights

Judge Perry’s unconstitutional administrative order is having exactly the opposite effect of his intent. Rather than stopping jurors from learning about their authority when serving on juries, FIJA’s message has been picked up by yet another local media source, The Orlando Sentinel: Judge’s order bans jury pamphlets, sparking free-speech debate A passage with discussion by [...]

Tags: Florida, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights

4 February 2011 For Immediate Release 357 words ********** Confusion in the Courts, Justice from Jurors Conflicting interpretations of laws confuse people. Uninformed, undereducated judges who do not understand the law should resign rather than issue unlawful orders. During the past year, the Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA) has conducted a peaceful, orderly educational campaign [...]

Tags: Florida, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights

On Thursday, 3 February 2011, FIJA sent on FIJA letterhead via United States Postal Service certified mail, the following questions to Florida Judge Blevin Perry, Jr., to Florida Governor Rick Scott, and to Attorney General Pam Bondi:Questions for Florida Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr., Governor Rick Scott, and Attorney General Pam Bondi (pdf) The letter, [...]

Tags: Florida, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights

This week’s Freedom Friday video features FIJA Florida representative James Cox on Orlando’s WFTV news discussing the unlawful order issued by Judge Blevin Perry, Jr. a few days ago stifling freedom of speech. According to the news report, Judge Perry says that our outreach efforts in the area have been effective! Please post the following [...]

Tags: Florida, James Cox, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights, WFTV

Tonight Florida FIJA representative James Cox will be in Orlando, Florida doing an interview with Channel 9 News (WFTV) about this unconstitutional administrative order governing expressive conduct toward summoned jurors in Orange and Osceola counties. If you wish to attend please contact James at 727.386.9192.

Tags: activism, Florida, free speech, James Cox, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights

As we announced yesterday, a Florida judge has issued an unlawful order in violation of free speech rights in an attempt to prevent jurors from learning about their rights and responsibilities in delivering justice when serving on a jury. We ask that ALL FIJA educational outreach efforts for Florida be put on hold while we [...]

Tags: Florida, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights

On Rushing to the Barricades … On the matter of the reactive federal judge in Florida, and his silly order… Dear Impatient FIJA Friends, Bless you for your courage, for your impatience, and for your decent sense of outrage. Please think a moment about how much we might gain, and how easily we could lose [...]

Tags: Florida, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights

Very late last night, the FIJA office got word that our ongoing educational outreach campaign in Florida has gotten a judge’s attention. From James Cox: Hello Ilo, On my way to talk to the students at USF today, I received a phone call from Anthony Colarossi, Senior Reporter at the Orlando Sentinel. Mr. Colarossi started [...]

Tags: Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Florida, Judge Belvin Perry, jurors' rights, jury, Jury Nullification, nullification, outreach, rights, Seventh Amendment