Jury Nullification FIJA | 20 Apr 2012
Jury Statute Not Violated by Protester, Judge Rules A federal judge on Thursday ordered the dismissal of an indictment against the professor, Julian P. Heicklen, who had been charged with jury tampering for advocating the controversial position known as jury nullification while outside the courthouse. Mr. Heicklen had repeatedly stood with a “Jury Info” sign [...]
Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 14 Mar 2012
In a recent article, Peter Kennedy discusses the full legal power of the jury, specifically with respect to the prosecution of Wisconsin raw milk dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger: The Hershberger Trial and Jury Nullification Sometime later this year Loganville, Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger will be tried before a jury in Sauk County Circuit Court [...]
Freedom Friday &Jury Nullification FIJA | 09 Mar 2012
This week’s Freedom Friday video features Ed “NJWeedman” Forchion who openly uses and advocates for the legalization of marijuana. In 2010, he was stopped in New Jersey and charged for possession of marijuana. Forchion will be driving cross-country from California to New Jersey in the weeks leading up to his trial. He plans to make [...]
FIJA in the News &FIJActivist &Jury Nullification FIJA | 20 Jan 2012
Here’s a photo of the FIJA billboard we mentioned a couple of days ago:
Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 20 Jan 2012
One may well ask: “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, [...]
Jury Nullification FIJA | 18 Jan 2012
Note: This is posted for informational purposes only. FIJA does not endorse any candidate or piece of legislation. Senate to Take Up Jury Nullification Legislation The Senate will consider a bill today that would let defense attorneys tell jurors they can acquit a defendant even if there is sufficient evidence proving his guilt. Yesterday, a [...]
FIJA in the News &FIJActivist &Jury Nullification FIJA | 17 Jan 2012
Cop Block & Fully Informed Jury Association Billboards Going Up in Richmond! On January 18th, 2012, two billboards with ads promoting police accountability and Jury Nullification will be displayed in the Richmond area. The initiative is being headed by Nathan Cox, an Army Veteran and activist for the cause of Liberty, during the week of [...]
Jury Nullification FIJA | 03 Jan 2012
The FIJA group in Iowa has produced a new newsletter. Check it out here.
Jury Nullification rsconsult | 31 Dec 2011
Click here to download the Occupy the Courthouse sticker template. It is a Word document formatted for Avery 5160 or other labels compatible with that template. This is great to put on the backs of brochures or on other Jury Nullification handouts!
Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 21 Dec 2011
Professor of law and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler trusts jurors over power-grabbing prosecutors. Jurors Need to Know That They Can Say No How one feels about jury nullification ultimately depends on how much confidence one has in the jury system. Based on my experience, I trust jurors a lot. I first became interested in [...]
Jury Nullification &Jury Rights Day FIJA | 07 Sep 2011
A Jury Rights Day editorial, written by Richard Schwartzman: Freedom by Jury We should be celebrating September 5 with at least as much exuberance and respect as we celebrate July 4 or Thanksgiving. It’s Jury Rights Day. Little is made of the date. Most people are completely unaware of its historic significance and have never [...]
Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 03 Aug 2011
An editorial on the recent sentencing in the Tim DeChristopher case and ways the system was manipulated to tilt the playing field in favor of the prosecution: The Sentence: A Take on the DeChristopher Case I’m not suggesting that Benson wears jackboots, but the treatment DeChristopher got wasn’t much better than what he’d have received [...]
Jury Nullification FIJA | 26 Jul 2011
Judge Belvin Perry’s Free Speech Zones Unconstitutional (YouTube video) Man Found Guilty Of Violating Anthony Free Speech Zones An Orange County man who believes jurors can ignore laws they disagree with was sentenced to jail time for his efforts to spread the word about his beliefs. Judge Belvin Perry found Mark Schmidter guilty of contempt [...]
Jury Nullification rsconsult | 11 Jul 2011
by Butler Shaffer Every once-in-awhile events occur that provide some optimism that real people – rather than the sock-puppets who speak on behalf of institutional interests – have a firm grip on reality. The jury in the Casey Anthony trial did precisely what they were directed to do by the court: deliberated on the evidence [...]
Jury Nullification rsconsult | 08 Jul 2011
by Ryan McMaken Recently by Ryan McMaken: Privatize Marriage Now Perhaps not since the feds hanged Mary Surratt for Abe Lincoln’s assassination have so many been so happy at the thought of seeing a woman lynched. To the outrage of bloodthirsty, bleary-eyed couch potatoes from sea to shining sea, Casey Anthony was found not guilty [...]