Jury Rights Day FIJA | 05 Sep 2008
Jury Rights Day
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. In [...]