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eBulletin &Jurors Doing Justice &Media Releases | 24 Dec 2010

FIJA Applauds Veto by Missoula Jury Pool

For Immediate Release (250 words) 23 December 2010 FIJA Applauds Veto by Missoula Jury Pool Iloilo Marguerite Jones, Executive Director of the Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA), applauds actions of the Missoula jury pool, but not the government label of “mutiny.” Jury veto, or jury nullification, is the lawful vote of the People to prevent [...]

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Freedom Friday &Lunch Break for Liberty | 28 May 2010

Freedom Friday: Lunch Break for Liberty Online

Welcome to our second edition of Freedom Friday: Lunch Break for Liberty Online! This week George Washington University Law Professor Paul Butler shares a little idea to counter mass incarceration and unfair criminal-justice policies: jury nullification: We invite you to take a moment during your lunch break today to distribute the video to your friends [...]

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