26 October 2020 Session

15 Minutes with FIJA

26 October 2020

This short, weekly event features a quick 15-minute presentation from FIJA:

• to update you on recent jury-related news such as the status of trial by jury during the pandemic, court cases related to jury rights, legislation regarding trial by jury, etc., and
• highlight one FIJA project, resource, activity, etc.

We'll start on time, pack that 15 minutes with information, and then you can be on your way. Optionally, you can stick around for another 15 minutes for a quick Q&A session afterward.

Visit the main 15 Minutes with FIJA page to register for upcoming sessions.

Due to a recording error, there is no video available for this session.

References

• Breonna Taylor homicide grand jury updates
  • 'A flat-out lie': Breonna Taylor attorneys seek new prosecutor after jurors speak out
• First case we're aware of in which a juror has tested positive for COVID-19 occurred in Texas
  • Juror tests positive for COVID in first in-person jury trial
• Status of trials by jury in courts around the country
  • Michigan
    • Jury trials in Livingston County postponed until further notice due to COVID-19
    • Ingham County courts postpone jury trials until December due to COVID-19 case counts
    • Jackson County jury trials delayed until at least February
    • Rise in COVID-19 cases put jury trials on hold again
  • Idaho
    • ​​​Magic Valley high rate of COVID-19 cases preventing jury trials
  • North Carolina
    • Onslow Superior Court: no more objections, jury trials set to begin in November
    • Gaston hopes to resume jury trials at start of new year
    • Oaths but no Bibles: Jury trials to resume in Mecklenburg under strict COVID-19 rules
  • Florida
    • Jury trials in Escambia County halted due to spike in COVID-19 cases
  • Ohio
    • Jury trials suspended once again in Hamilton County because of COVID-19
  • Massachusetts
    • Massachusetts delays resumption of jury trials
• FIJA Feature: Volunteers hosted a booth and shared FIJA information at the Consciousness & Psychedelics Conference Fall 2020 in Texas