The right to trial by jury in criminal and civil cases is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. It’s also a critically important way in which citizens can participate in democracy. The French thinker ...
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official ...
This article highlights that, while attorneys routinely research jurors and account for bias in jury trials, they often overlook the same critical need in bench trials, arbitrations, and ...
Given Chapter 93A’s broad statutory language, which invariably invites creative pleading and captures conduct that would otherwise fit imprecisely within common-law fraud, contract, or tort doctrines, ...
Some things in life happen and you’ll never be sure why it went the way it did - like the appointment of a new Pope or inappropriate substitutions on your Deliveroo order. Add to that list the verdict ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Valerie P. Hans, Cornell University and Richard Lorren Jolly, Southwestern Law School ...
Valerie P. Hans is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Civil Justice Research Initiative. Her research on juries has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Justice, ...