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Resources

  • Here is some basic information you need to know in order to serve as a fully informed juror when called for jury duty.

  • Press releases and other resources for news, television, film, and other media professionals.

  • Information for defendants who are seeking trial by jury and are considering a jury nullification strategy.

  • Key jury-related legal cases as well as current policy, law, and proposed legislation regarding jury rights.

  • Jury-related resources for attorneys interested including CLE information, legal arguments, amicus briefs, and more.

  • Frequently asked questions, articles and essays, historic documents, videos, glossary of legal terms, and more.

  • Criminal Cases Resolved by Plea Bargaining

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  • Extra Punishment for Refusing a Plea Bargain

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  • Rank of United States in Incarceration

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  • Years FIJA Has Fought for Jury Rights

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Latest News & Updates

January 7, 2020
byKirsten C. Tynan

Not a week into 2020, jury nullification is already being mentioned frequently in national publications. Check out these news articles!

December 31, 2019
byKirsten C. Tynan

A big THANK YOU to all our generous donors, hard-working volunteers, and everyone else who has contributed to the national conversation about jurors' rights. Here's what you accomplished in 2019!

December 15, 2019
byKirsten C. Tynan

On this Bill of Rights Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to taking back from the government what our Founders recognized as a linchpin for securing all the rest of our rights codified in the Bill of Rights as well as the many more we retain beyond the words of the Constitution.