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What I Learned Being a Grand Juror
Ten days in a room with 22 other jurors. What could possibly go wrong?
Study Says Inmates with an "Untrustworthy Face" Are More Likely to Receive Harsher Punishments
It seems that those who are on trial are often unconsciously judged by not just the evidence on hand, but their facial appearance.
A Jury Is Now Deciding Whether the Boston Bomber Should be Put to Death
Over the course of several days, 12 jurors will fill out a 24-page questionnaire that helps them determine whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lives or dies.
Why Are the Indian Authorities Still Banning a Documentary About the Country's Rape Problem?
This morning a court ruling prolonged the ban on India's Daughter," a BBC documentary about rape in India. But the longer it lasts, the more people will talk about it.
Cecily McMillan Jurors' Remorse Is Not Good Enough
Convictions ruin lives; sentencing laws are harsh. And the jurors hearing cases should know better.
Leah-Lynn Plante and Portland's Anarchist Grand Jury Resistors
The federal government has never accused the Portland anarchists of committing a crime—in fact, Leah-Lynn was not even in Seattle at the time of the May Day protests. Instead, each of the subpoenaed activists was granted immunity from criminal charges...