Nullify Chapter 10: Jury Nullification, The Last Line of Defense
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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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