History of Jury Nullification &Jurors Doing Justice &Jury Nullification Kirsten Tynan | 06 Dec 2016
-How Jury Nullification Contributed to Emancipation (and How Government Tried to Thwart It)
Today marks the anniversary of one of two amendments to the U.S. Constitution that came about in part due to jury nullification—the Thirteenth Amendment, also referred to as Emancipation. During great turmoil in the U.S. over private ownership of other human beings, Daniel Webster led the charge to maintain slavery and keep the country together […]
