Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 06 Jul 2011
The following letter to the editor, submitted by Thomas DeLaTorre of Pinckney, MT, was recently published in the Livingston Daily in Livingston, MT: Jury can send message on medical marijuana law Being on a jury can be one of the greatest experiences of citizenship. It is a duty that you should not take lightly or [...]
Jury Nullification FIJA | 29 Apr 2011
FIJA’s new Fresh Air brochure has been inaugurated to rave reviews and enthusiastic orders. Share it by ordering from the Media Catalog, share it via email with your friends by sending the PDF you can find in the Library, or print you own from that PDF. Share it around! We hope you are enjoying the [...]
Jury Nullification FIJA | 25 Apr 2011
by Don Doig and Stewart Rhodes “Citizens in our (once) free republic founded under the English common law system, have both the power and the right to vote according to conscience when they sit on a jury and can vote not guilty even in the face of the law and in the face of the [...]
Jury Nullification FIJA | 18 Apr 2011
by Carla Gericke “Jury nullification plays a vital role in a healthy legal system. It allows people to vote their conscience and nullify bad laws, thus sending a strong message to legislators. This is how alcohol prohibition was overthrown. This is how marijuana prohibition will be overthrown.” Read the rest of the article here.
Jury Nullification FIJA | 18 Apr 2011
by Graham Dugas “Without justice, what are kingdoms but great bands of robbers?” – St. Augustine The jury system is one of the few remaining checks on the system available to those of us who love freedom. We must utilize this tool to the fullest measure if we ever hope to non-violently fight tyranny. Yes, [...]
Jury Nullification FIJA | 16 Apr 2011
FIJA Activist Rich Angell reports from New Hampshire on the recent trial of Bob Constantine: Jury nullifies felony pot charge, reduces to misdemeanor There was little question about whether Robert ‘Bob’ Constantine actually grew marijuana on his property in rural Grafton, but the jurors failed to reach a verdict on the felony charge of manufacturing [...]
Jury Nullification FIJA | 07 Apr 2011
Pursuant to the ACLU’s filing to show cause why the Administrative Order issued by Belvin Perry should not be overturned, Perry’s office has filed the response (click here to download and read) which follows my comments. I am sure that everyone else has already noticed that there is a further attempt to demonize jury nullification [...]
Jurors Doing Justice &Jury Nullification FIJA | 26 Mar 2011
Another jury just said no to bad laws and unjust prosecution for a peaceful activity: Yakima jury acquits medical marijuana grower It took a superior court jury in Yakima just 25 minutes Thursday to acquit a man accused of having too many plants at a medical marijuana dispensary. Man Acquitted in Medicinal Marijuana Case A [...]
FIJA Calendar &Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 20 Mar 2011
Cannabis Resource Center, Monthly Lecture Series Topic: Jury Nullification Wednesday, 23 March 2011 at 7:00pm Cannabis Resource Center 1714 1st Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98134 Kirsten Tynan, of the Fully Informed Jury Association, discusses jury nullification, the power by which everyday Americans can end the war against cannabis.
Jury Nullification FIJA | 16 Feb 2011
Judge Andrew Napolitano scolded Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. on national television this week for his unlawful order violating the free exercise of speech by the Fully Informed Jury Association. Watch the clip here: Judge Perry’s unlawful order can be found here (pdf). FIJA’s letter to the judge, as well as Florida’s governor and attorney general, [...]
Function of Juries &Jurors Doing Justice &Jury Nullification FIJA | 10 Feb 2011
Jurors so upset about case brought against 19-year-old that they will give the defendant their jury pay Jurors are so convinced that a Cleveland teen should not have been charged with assaulting another teen that they’ve gone beyond acquitting him. A few are writing angry letters to police and intend to donate their jury pay [...]
FIJA in the News &FIJActivist &Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 02 Feb 2011
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 [...]
Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 24 Jan 2011
Although FIJA takes no position on legislation, we do track any legislation related to juries, whether the legislation is suspension of trial by jury blamed on budget cuts, or bills introduced in any legislative body. The following is a letter regarding New Hampshire’s HB 146 which was published in the Concord Monitor: Legislation would empower [...]
Jurors Doing Justice &Jury Nullification FIJA | 22 Jan 2011
For those who are not familiar with the case of State of New Mexico v. Phillip Mocek: What is this case about? Phil Mocek was arrested by Albuquerque police at a TSA checkpoint at the Albuquerque International Sunport on November 15, 2009. He had a valid ticket on Southwest Airlines (”You are now free to [...]
FIJA in the News &Function of Juries &Jury Nullification FIJA | 20 Jan 2011
Although FIJA takes no position on legislation, we do track any legislation related to juries, whether the legislation is suspension of trial by jury blamed on budget cuts, or bills introduced in any legislative body. This Talking Points Memo is related to a bill being introduced in the Montana legislature. The memo was sent to [...]