Function of Juries &Jurors Doing Justice FIJA | 04 Apr 2012
We recently brought you news of a case in Iowa in which a jury nullified a local rule, deciding in favor of the defendant on the basis that he was exercising his First Amendment rights. The jury ruled that the defendant’s exercise of his freedom of speech on public property took precedence over a locally [...]
Function of Juries &Jurors Doing Justice FIJA | 11 Mar 2012
Another jury—this time in Polk County, Iowa—has nullified a state-imposed curfew that conflicted with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. In a strange twist, the prosecutor reportedly asked the jury to nullify the First Amendment in favor of the local restriction, but the jury chose to uphold the higher law. Jury Reaches Verdict [...]
Freedom Friday &Jury Nullification &Lunch Break for Liberty FIJA | 10 Sep 2010
This week’s Freedom Friday video features a roughly ten minute discussion regarding the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution: the jury. We invite you to take a moment during your lunch break today to distribute the link to this blog post to your friends and family via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If you would like to [...]
FIJA in the News &Function of Juries FIJA | 25 Aug 2010
The Oath Keeper Juror By Don Doig The Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and the Oath is to the Constitution, not to the government, or to any official. This has implications for persons summoned for jury duty. It has implications for judges and prosecutors too, should they be interested in obeying their [...]
Freedom Friday &Jury Nullification &Lunch Break for Liberty FIJA | 25 Jun 2010
This week’s Freedom Friday video features Maine Freedom Watchdogs making the case that jury nullification was intended by the United States’ founders as the people’s final check on the other branches of government. We invite you to take a moment during your lunch break today to distribute the link to this blog post to your [...]