FIJA Articles on Quora
One of FIJA's outreach efforts to reach people who are not already familiar with jurors' rights involves answering jury-related questions on Quora. Quora is a popular question-and-answer website with hundreds of millions of visitors each month. Members of the community can upvote, downvote, or comment on answers, thereby driving better quality answers to more prominent view.
Not only do these articles get seen by Quora readers, including those who visit the website and those who receive Quora's email digests, but they often rank highly in search engines such as Google. This not only helps FIJA introduce our educational information to new audiences but also helps to bring people back to the FIJA website for more information. Even views of articles not strictly discussing jury nullification help guide readers to our website and other articles that can then introduce them to jurors' rights.
Although the rankings of top writers in each topic on Quora are dynamic, FIJA executive director Kirsten Tynan has consistently ranked the Most Viewed Writer in the topic of Jury Nullification in recent months, and frequently in the top 10 Most Viewed Writers on other more general jury-related topics. You can keep FIJA articles in prominent view on Quora, where they will reach thousands of new people, by upvoting and commenting on those articles listed below that you find valuable.
Jury Nullification
- I am getting summoned for jury duty. Would the judge hold me in contempt if I publicly say I am aware of jury nullification? Should I ask to speak about it privately?
- What should every U.S. citizen know before doing jury duty?
- What percentage of American adults know what jury nullification is?
- What is something that almost nobody knows about jury duty?
- What are some things to know before reporting for my first jury duty?
- Will I go to jail if I mention jury nullification?
- Is it valid to compare jury nullification to a warning ticket?
- Why does knowledge of jury nullification prevent you from serving? (Note: It doesn't.)
Jury Selection
- When I attend jury duty, how do I make sure I get selected to serve on a jury?
- What is something that almost nobody knows about jury duty? (number 5)
- What constitutes a jury of one's peers?
Grand Juries
- Does a grand jury decide to indict the same day?
- Will a prosecutor proceed if a grand jury does a “no bill”?
- How are federal grand jurors compensated if their jury’s term is extended beyond 18 months?
- What is something that almost nobody knows about jury duty? (number 6)
Failing to Attend Jury Duty
Juror Compensation
- If jurors are so important, why aren’t they paid commensurate with their importance?
- How are federal grand jurors compensated if their jury’s term is extended beyond 18 months?
Sequestration of Juries
- What does it mean to sequester a jury?
- What are some famous cases where the jury was required to be sequestered?
