Oregon Bill Would Require Courts to Fully-Inform Juries
SALEM, Ore. (March 16, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Oregon Senate would require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to use discretion when rendering verdicts in felony trials. Sen....
View ArticleNew Hampshire Senate Kills Bill to Require Courts to Fully Inform Juries
CONCORD, N.H. (May 20, 2017) – For the second straight year, the New Hampshire Senate has killed a bill to require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to nullify. Passage of House Bill...
View ArticleTenther Tuesday Episode 18: Racking Up More Nullification Victories
Today is the 124th day the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare.Meanwhile, we continue to rack up more victories in the nullification movement. This week on Tenther Tuesday, Michael Boldin and Mike...
View ArticleJury Refuses to Convict Participants in Bundy Ranch Standoff
No matter how much power the federal government may have, when a jury refuses to side with it, the feds lose. In what was effectively a case of jury nullification, jurors declined to return any guilty...
View ArticleBill to Require Fully Informed Juries Introduced in New Hampshire
PROVIDENCE, N.H. (Nov. 21, 2017) – A bill pre-filed in the New Hampshire House would require courts to fully inform juries of their right to vote “not guilty” when “a guilty verdict will yield an...
View ArticleJury Nullification: Why the Bundys Walk From Prosecution
In jury after jury but few of the hundreds engaged in what has been dubbed the Battle of Bunkerville have been prosecuted in a historic confrontation between the federal government and its citizens...
View ArticleTenther Tuesday Episode 29: Nullify Obamacare, Support Sound Money and...
Today is the 418th day that the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare, but one state has taken a bold step to push back against the government healthcare plan. The state of Idaho has authorized insurance...
View ArticleNew Hampshire House Passes Bill to Require Fully Informed Juries
CONCORD, N.H. (March 15, 2018) – Today, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would require courts to fully inform juries of their right to vote “not guilty” when “a guilty verdict will yield an...
View ArticleTenther Tuesday Episode 30: Feds pressure Idaho on Obamacare; wins for the...
Today is the 425th day that the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare. Even worse, the Trump administration is pressuring Idaho to fully enforce the ACA. Last week, we published the letter the feds sent...
View ArticleGood Morning Liberty 08-01-18: 3D Guns, Undetectable Firearms Act, Jury...
On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, host Michael Boldin talks about 3D printed guns from Defense Distributed (and others), the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988, and jury nullification happening...
View ArticleShooting for Self-Defense?
First, a couple of news items that are actually something to cheer about concerning our rights to defend our liberties: Arizona is allowing concealed carry without a permit, and the Colorado Court of...
View ArticleThe Sentinel: AG Candidate Supports Jury Nullification
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View ArticleLiberty, Raw and Natural
In Minnesota, a man accused of the illegal sale of raw milk was acquitted, not because he did not violate Minnesota state law, but because the jury decided the law itself was unjust, and therefore no...
View ArticleA Different Type of Nullification Making Waves in D.C.
An advertisement in the Washington D.C. Metro that encourages passers-by to ‘Google Jury Nullification’ recently raised the ire of the city’s prosecutors and judges. The Fully Informed Jury Association...
View ArticleAnother Jury Nullification Success Story
The curious case of Doug Darrell shows the immense amount of power that is possessed by We the People, when we have the courage to use it. Doug Darrell is a resident of New Hampshire who cultivated...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Bill Would Help Stop Judges from Interfering with Jury...
A bill in the New Hampshire State House would make it illegal for a judge to stop a defendant from telling the jurors about their ability to nullify unjust or immoral laws. House Bill 246 (HB246) would...
View ArticleTactics for Taking Down the Police State
“The people have the power, all we have to do is awaken that power in the people. The people are unaware. They’re not educated to realize that they have power. The system is so geared that everyone...
View ArticleMassachusetts House Committee to Consider Fully-Informed Jury Legislation
BOSTON, Oct. 4, 2015 – A bill under consideration in the Massachusetts House would reaffirm the right of jury nullification by explicitly allowing defendants to tell jurors about their ability to...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Bills Would Require Courts to Inform Jurors of Their Right to...
CONCORD, N.H. (Dec. 10, 2015) – Two bills prefiled in the New Hampshire State House for 2016 would require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to nullify. House Bill 1270 (HB1270) and...
View ArticleWest Virginia Bill Would Require Courts to Inform Jurors of Their Right to...
CHARLESTON, W.V., (Jan. 22, 2016) – A bill in the West Virginia State House would require judges to inform juries of their right to nullify. Introduced by Rep. Ray Canterbury (R – Greenbrier, 42) and...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Committee Approves Jury Nullification Bill
PROVIDENCE, N.H. (March 4, 2016) – A New Hampshire House committee has approved a bill that would make jury nullification an official aspect of the state legal system. A coalition of nine...
View ArticleNew Hampshire House Passes Jury Nullification Bill, 184-145
PROVIDENCE, N.H. (March 9, 2016) – The New Hampshire House has passed a bill that would require courts to inform juries of their right to vote “not guilty” when “a guilty verdict will yield an unjust...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Jury Nullification Bill Killed By State Senate
CONCORD, N.H. (May 16, 2016) – A New Hampshire bill requiring courts to inform juries of their right to vote “not guilty” when “a guilty verdict will yield an unjust result” was killed by the state...
View ArticleResistance and Jury Nullification: Twin Pillars of Liberty
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. During the Massachusetts ratifying convention, a little...
View ArticleNullify Chapter 10: Jury Nullification, The Last Line of Defense
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. Jury nullification is the last line of defense, and can turn...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Bill Would Require Courts to Inform Juries of Their Right to...
CONCORD, N.H. (Dec. 28, 2016) – A bill prefiled in the New Hampshire State House for 2017 would require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to nullify. House Bill 133 (HB133) would...
View ArticleNew Hampshire House Passes Bill That Would Require Courts to Fully Inform Juries
CONCORD, N.H. (Feb. 15, 2017) – A New Hampshire bill that would require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to nullify passed the House today. House Bill 133 (HB133) would require courts...
View ArticleUtah House Rejects Fully Informed Jury Bill
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (March 15, 2017) – A Utah bill that would have required state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to use discretion in rendering verdicts died in the state House earlier...
View ArticleJury Nullification in Georgia! Good Morning Liberty 09-12-18
On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, host Michael Boldin (follow) discusses a recent resurgence of jury nullification happening now in Georgia. Plus, he covers a few states – like Georgia – that...
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Tennessee Bills Would Require Courts to Fully Inform Juries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 5, 2019) – Bills filed in the Tennessee legislature would require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to use discretion in rendering verdicts.Sen. Frank Nicely...
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Trial by Jury: Defense Against Tyranny
An ancient right, the Founders considered the jury trial to be not just essential for liberty, but possibly the most important check on government power. As Thomas Jefferson put it: “I consider trial...
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Jury Nullification in New Orleans: Jurors Refuse to Convict
Recently, Louisiana prosecutors were forced to drop felony charges against a man after nearly 2 dozen potential jurors balked at criminal charges for illegal possession and none were left in the pool...
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Massachusetts Committee Holds Hearing on Fully-Informed Jury Bill
BOSTON, Mass. (Oct. 31, 2019) – Last week, a Massachusetts legislative committee held a hearing on a bill that would require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to use discretion in...
View ArticleTennessee Bills Would Create Process to Fully Inform Juries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 22, 2021) – Bills filed in the Tennessee legislature would require state courts to fully inform jurors of their right to use discretion in rendering verdicts. Sen. Frank Nicely...
View ArticleJury Nullification: 5 Founders and 4 States
To the Founding generation, Trial by Jury was considered an indispensable tool against the power of government. Although supporters of the monster state today want juries to only judge the facts of the...
View ArticleLysander Spooner vs the Fugitive Slave Act
Author of one of the most widely circulated and read abolitionist books, Lysander Spooner railed against the constitutionality of slavery in the mid-19th Century. Included was his takedown of the...
View ArticleSpooner’s Strategy to Stop Usurpation
In his 1850 pamphlet, “A Defence for Fugitive Slaves,” Lysander Spooner gave us a strategy for how to stop unconstitutional acts: resist. But the philosophical foundation he built this on was nothing...
View ArticleJury Nullification Can Keep the Government in Check
Thomas Jefferson considered trial by jury as the anchor by which “government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” The method, known as jury nullification, is an essential – and usually...
View ArticleJury Nullification: The People’s Secret Weapon Against Tyranny
Thomas Jefferson called the trial by jury as the only anchor ever imagined by man that can hold a government to the constitution. And jury nullification is how to get that done. In this episode, learn...
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