FIJA Calendar &Jury Rights Day &Volunteer FIJA | 23 Aug 2010
Jury Rights Day will be September 5th, as usual. Use this great opportunity to teach other people about their authority as a juror! We encourage everyone to do one or more of the following simple things to celebrate Jury Rights Day: -Gather a group of friends and hand out some brochures (order here or print [...]
Contests &FIJA Calendar &FIJActivist &Jury Rights Day FIJA | 03 Aug 2010
Jury Rights Day is September 5- help us get the word out! We have recently posted Jury Rights Day graphics you can download and use to link back to FIJA’s website to help educate potential jurors about their rights and responsibilities in the jury box. And don’t forget you have the opportunity to win cash [...]
Contests &Freedom Friday &Jury Rights Day &Lunch Break for Liberty FIJA | 24 Jun 2010
The Fully Informed Jury Association invites you to participate in its first jury rights video contest in conjunction with Jury Rights Day 2010. The theme of the contest is “Justice Through Jurors”. Juries are a rational mechanism for justice. Jurors are independent judges of the facts and the law because they have no legal career [...]
Jury Rights Day FIJA | 05 Sep 2008
Governors from Alaska, Washington and New Hampshire sign Proclamations commemorating Jury Rights Day. Other governors across the nation have signed such Proclamations in other years. Friday marks the 338th anniversary of when jurors refused to convict William Penn of violating England’s Conventicle Acts, despite clear evidence that he acted illegally by preaching a Quaker sermon. [...]
Jury Rights Day FIJA | 03 Sep 2008
For Immediate release Jury Rights Day September 5, 2008 This Friday, September 5, 2008, marks the 338th anniversary of the day when jurors refused to convict William Penn of violating England’s Conventicle Acts, despite clear evidence that he acted illegally by preaching a Quaker sermon. In refusing to convict Penn, the jurors refused to enforce [...]
Jury Rights Day FIJA | 21 Aug 2008
Jury Rights Day ~ September 5 On September 5 of this year, FIJA activists across the nation will once again celebrate the right of jurors to render a verdict based on conscience by handing out literature, writing letters to the editor, appearing on interviews, and speaking to groups. For more information, go to www.fija.org. September [...]