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2026-10-27 -Great Cultural Revolution

Turley OpEd On Jury Nullification Threat

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-10-27 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [74 views ] Top
File under: Mob Rule

1 From Wiki, so salt to taste:

Jury nullification is the source of much debate. Some maintain that it is an important safeguard of last resort against wrongful imprisonment and government tyranny.[17][18] Some view it as a violation of the right to a jury trial, which undermines the law;[18] whereas others, such as those members of Congress who voted to impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase for instructing a jury against nullification, view a jury as a body charged with judging both law and fact. Some view it as a violation of the oath sworn by jurors. In the United States, some view the requirement that jurors take an oath to be unlawful in itself, while still others view the oath's reference to "deliverance" to require nullification of unjust law: "will well and truly try and a true deliverance make between the United States and the defendant at the bar, and a true verdict render according to the evidence, so help [me] God". United States v. Green, 556 F.2d 71 (D.C. Cir. 1977).[19]

Personally I have always been in favor of it, as it provides juries with the ability to refuse to apply an unjust law or misapply a legitimate law.

Posted by Mercutio 2026-10-27 11:50|| 2026-10-27 11:50|| Front Page Top

2 Right wing jurors could work it the other way.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-10-27 12:46|| 2026-10-27 12:46|| Front Page Top

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