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What is jury nullification?

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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.

 

 

 

  • Estimated Convictions Obtained by Plea Bargain

    97%

  • Extra Punishment for Refusing a Plea Deal

    64%

  • Rank of U.S. in Incarceration

    1

  • Years FIJA Has Fought for Jury Rights

    33

Latest News & Updates

March 22, 2023
byKirsten C. Tynan

A general answer about whether or not there are jury nullification instructions in certain criminal trials.

February 8, 2023
byKirsten C. Tynan

What is getting better in the American jury system? What is getting worse? How do intersecting topics such as plea bargaining, asset forfeiture, acquitted conduct sentencing, etc. affect our jury rights? For the third year in a row, a panel of experts will update you on the state of the American jury system today. We'll pay special attention to how things as they are now compare to the state of things in the last two years and pre-pandemic.

Join us on Thursday, 23 February at noon Eastern/11 am Central/10 am Mountain/9 am Pacific on Zoom or the official FIJA Facebook page.

January 16, 2023
byKirsten C. Tynan

To celebrate the anniversary of Lysander Spooner's birth on 19 January, the Fully Informed Jury Association invites you to listen in on a free-wheeling discussion of his writings on jury issues including An Essay on the Trial by Jury, Illegality of the Trial of John W. Webster, and Vices Are Not Crimes. Click the title for all the details.