Add to ORKGIn reviewing debates and research evidence about jury trials for our book, American Juries: The Verdict (Prometheus Books, 2007), we have had the chance to reflect on the status of the jury system in the United States. High profile jury trials put the spotlight on the American practice of using its citizens as decision makers. When jury verdicts are at odds with public opinion, criticisms of the institution are common. The civil jury has been a lightning rod for those who want tort reform. This article draws together some of our reflections about the health of the jury system and our predictions for its future
This Leadership White Paper discusses the utilization of jurors in the American judicial system. Aft...
In his article, Professor Landsman surveys the historical progress of the civil jury. He argues that...
Although the jury trial is regarded as a lynchpin of the American concept of justice, ambivalence ab...
In reviewing debates and research evidence about jury trials for our book, American Juries: The Verd...
At the root of many contemporary debates over the civil justice or tort system—debates over punitive...
In many countries, lay people participate as decision makers in legal cases. Some countries include ...
Historically, the American legal system has accorded juries wide discretion to impose sentences in t...
The jury system lies at the heart of our democratic criminal justice system, but it has lost much of...
During the past decade, state jury reform commissions, many individual federal and state judges, and...
As juries become both less common and more expensive, some have questioned the wisdom of preserving ...
In 1995, the Arizona Supreme Court reformed the jury trial process by allowing civil jurors to discu...
Early in this nation’s history, the civil jury was the most important institutional check on biased ...
This essay is intended to provide in brief compass a review of much that is known about the American...
The rallying cry of tort reform is frequently associated with changes to the civil justice system ...
The jury is integral to the American experience of democracy and yet it appears to be under attack. ...
This Leadership White Paper discusses the utilization of jurors in the American judicial system. Aft...
In his article, Professor Landsman surveys the historical progress of the civil jury. He argues that...
Although the jury trial is regarded as a lynchpin of the American concept of justice, ambivalence ab...
In reviewing debates and research evidence about jury trials for our book, American Juries: The Verd...
At the root of many contemporary debates over the civil justice or tort system—debates over punitive...
In many countries, lay people participate as decision makers in legal cases. Some countries include ...
Historically, the American legal system has accorded juries wide discretion to impose sentences in t...
The jury system lies at the heart of our democratic criminal justice system, but it has lost much of...
During the past decade, state jury reform commissions, many individual federal and state judges, and...
As juries become both less common and more expensive, some have questioned the wisdom of preserving ...
In 1995, the Arizona Supreme Court reformed the jury trial process by allowing civil jurors to discu...
Early in this nation’s history, the civil jury was the most important institutional check on biased ...
This essay is intended to provide in brief compass a review of much that is known about the American...
The rallying cry of tort reform is frequently associated with changes to the civil justice system ...
The jury is integral to the American experience of democracy and yet it appears to be under attack. ...
This Leadership White Paper discusses the utilization of jurors in the American judicial system. Aft...
In his article, Professor Landsman surveys the historical progress of the civil jury. He argues that...
Although the jury trial is regarded as a lynchpin of the American concept of justice, ambivalence ab...