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		<title>Check out the FIJA Billboard!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a photo of the FIJA billboard we mentioned a couple of days ago:]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2012/01/20/check-out-the-fija-billboard/</link>
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		<title>Freedom Friday: Be a Martin Luther King Juror</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One may well ask: &#8220;How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?&#8221; 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, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2012/01/20/freedom-friday-be-a-martin-luther-king-juror/</link>
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		<title>New Hampshire Senate to Take Up Jury Nullification Legislation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2012/01/18/new-hampshire-senate-to-take-up-jury-nullification-legislation/</link>
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		<title>Fully Informed Jury Association Billboard in Richmond, Virginia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cop Block &#038; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2012/01/17/fully-informed-jury-association-billboard-in-richmond-virginia/</link>
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		<title>New Iowa FIJA Newsletter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The FIJA group in Iowa has produced a new newsletter. Check it out here.]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2012/01/03/new-iowa-fija-newsletter/</link>
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		<title>Occupy the Courthouse!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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!]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/12/31/occupy-the-courthouse/</link>
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		<title>New York Times: Jurors Need to Know That They Can Say No</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/12/21/jurors-need-to-know-that-they-can-say-no/</link>
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		<title>Prosecution Reveals Ignorance of the Function of the Jury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oral arguments are scheduled for next month in a malicious prosecution of an activist distributing juror outreach brochures in New York. In a brief filed with the court, the prosecution reveals its ignorance of the function of the jury. Prosecution Explains Jury Tampering Charge “His speech is not protected by the First Amendment,” prosecutors wrote. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/11/29/prosecution-reveals-ignorance-of-the-function-of-the-jury/</link>
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		<title>Letter: Are jurors aware of this power?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Big thank you to Neal Weeks whose letter to the editor was published in today&#8217;s Naples Daily News in Naples, FL, complete with a link to FIJA&#8217;s website so readers can easily find more information! Letter: Are jurors aware of this power?, by Neal Weeks After years of dissatisfaction of our court system and wondering [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/11/17/letter-are-jurors-aware-of-this-power/</link>
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		<title>Let a Thousand &#8220;Rogue&#8221; Grand Juries Bloom!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let a Thousand &#8220;Rogue&#8221; Grand Juries Bloom! Harris County’s 185th criminal court grand jury, which had been investigating problems with the BAT vans, called Culbertson to testify, along with former Harris County Prosecutor Brent Mayr. Lykos dispatched two members of her flying monkey corps – assistant DAs Carl Hobbs and Steve Morris – to “monitor” [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/11/05/let-a-thousand-rogue-grand-juries-bloom/</link>
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		<title>FIJA Will Be at the Cannabis Revival in Joplin, MO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mitch Ricahards, FIJA State Contact for Missouri, will speak at the Cannabis Revival Music and Arts Festival in Landreth Park;Joplin, MO Saturday, 24 September at 1:15 pm The festival is FREE, but organizers suggest a modest $10 donation (or whatever you deem fit) at the gate that comes with a give-a-way for your donation for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/09/23/fija-will-be-at-the-cannabis-revival-in-joplin-mo/</link>
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		<title>FIJA Activists Celebrate Jury Rights Day by Marching in Labor Day Parade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[East Moline&#8217;s Labor Day Parade was a fun filled day for many folks on Monday, September the 5th. Members of a local Ron Paul meetup and the local Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA) in Illinois teamed up together to educate the large crowds that gathered together to watch East Moline&#8217;s Labor Day parade. Although Labor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/09/13/fija-activists-celebrate-jury-rights-day-by-marching-in-labor-day-parade/</link>
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		<title>Juror Education in Celebration of Jury Rights Day at Ravalli County Fair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of Jury Rights Day, David and Leona Merrick and other Montana volunteers hosted a FIJA outreach table at the Ravalli County Fair. The fair, which has been held annually for more than a century, took place in Hamilton, Montana from 31 August through 3 September 2011. Drawing approximately 20,000 people, the Ravalli County [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/09/08/juror-education-in-celebration-of-jury-rights-day-at-ravalli-county-fair/</link>
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		<title>Freedom by Jury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/09/07/freedom-by-jury/</link>
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		<title>FIJA Director Discusses Jury Rights Day, Northern Idaho Case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FIJA Director Iloilo Jones be on AmericanNewsNet.com radio show, KHNC 1360AM, on Wednesday, September 7, from 4-6 PM Mountain time. The call-in number is 877-254-7524. She will be talking about Jury Rights Day and the growing need for informed jurors across the nation as government employees and politicians stray further away from the Constitution and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/09/07/fija-director-discusses-jury-rights-day-northern-idaho-case/</link>
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		<title>Jury Rights Day Proclamation in New Hampshire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, 5 September, is Jury Rights Day! Dick Marple, FIJA State Contact for New Hampshire, sends us this proclamation from New Hampshire Governor John H. Lynch, declaring today Jury Appreciation Day in the State of New Hampshire: We will be featuring news of more Jury Rights Day celebrations and outreach as reports come in. To [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/09/05/jury-rights-day-proclamation-in-new-hampshire/</link>
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		<title>Submit a Jury Rights Day Editorial or Letter to the Editor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another easy way to celebrate Jury Rights Day and help spread FIJA&#8217;s message is to submit a guest editorial or letter to the editor to your local newspaper, to websites you read, and so on, or publish it yourself on your own blog. Visit our online Library for reference materials such as quotes on jury [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/08/17/submit-a-jury-rights-day-editorial-or-letter-to-the-editor/</link>
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		<title>Post a Jury Rights Day Graphic on Your Website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How will YOU be celebrating Jury Rights Day? Here&#8217;s something simple you can do RIGHT NOW to help celebrate Jury Rights Day and get the word out about the juror&#8217;s authority and responsibility in delivering justice. Add one of our Jury Rights Day graphics to your website and link back to our site. Be sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/08/10/post-a-jury-rights-day-graphic-on-your-website/</link>
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		<title>Celebrate Jury Rights Day with Educational Postcards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jury Rights Day falls on 5 September in commemoration of the William Penn case in 1670 which firmly established protection for the jury, and firmly established the right of the jurors to refuse to accept bad government laws. FIJA Activists across the country will be conducting educational outreach on this day to help raise awareness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/08/09/celebrate-jury-rights-day-with-educational-postcards/</link>
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		<title>The Sentence: A Take on the DeChristopher Case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/08/03/the-sentence-a-take-on-the-dechristopher-case/</link>
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		<title>Is Grand Jury Tampering Rooted In Fed’s Psychological Disorders?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is Grand Jury Tampering Rooted In Fed’s Psychological Disorders? Is the tampering of Nevada’s Federal Grand jury rooted in psychological disorders? That is a question being asked by Network CEO Phil Stimac after a recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Jones that he and not the grand jury has the right to weigh and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/07/27/is-grand-jury-tampering-rooted-in-fed%e2%80%99s-psychological-disorders/</link>
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		<title>Perry&#8217;s &#8220;Free Speech&#8221; Zones Unconstitutional</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Judge Belvin Perry&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/07/26/perrys-free-speech-zones-unconstitutional/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Not Guilty&#8221; Isn&#8217;t &#8220;Innocent&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Not Guilty&#8221; Isn&#8217;t &#8220;Innocent&#8221; An indication of the sad state of journalism is how often when people show support for the Casey Anthony verdict they are labeled as Casey Anthony supporters. But they could very well be supporting just one thing. That would be to accept the &#8220;not guilty&#8221; verdict. It is, after all, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/07/25/not-guilty-isnt-innocent/</link>
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		<title>FIJA Michigan Coordinator to Speak Before Jackson County Tea Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release: FIJA Michigan Coordinator to be guest speaker at Jackson County Tea Party on Monday, July 25th, 2011. From: Mark A. Hiselman Michigan Coordinator Fully Informed Jury Association 2231 Manchester Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Tel: +1.734.973.0925 Cell: +1.734.657.5439 www.fija.org/aie653l Mark A. Hiselman from the Fully Informed Jury Association of Michigan of Michigan (www.fija.org/aie653l) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/07/22/fija-michigan-coordinator-to-speak-before-jackson-county-tea-party/</link>
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		<title>Three Cheers for the Casey Anthony Jurors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fija.org/2011/07/11/three-cheers-for-the-casey-anthony-jurors/</link>
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