Good morning! Today is Jury Rights Day- a nationwide day of action - TopicsExpress



          

Good morning! Today is Jury Rights Day- a nationwide day of action for fully informing everyone of jurors right to conscientiously acquit defendants when a just verdict requires it, including setting aside the law to do so when necessary. Jury Rights Day is held each year on September 5 in commemoration of the famous jury nullification case of Quaker William Penn whose jury refused to convict him of publicly preaching the Quaker religion in violation of Englands Conventicle Act. This case firmly established in English common law our rights of speech, assembly, and religion, as well as jurors right to deliver a general verdict based on conscience. Join us today in exercising freedom of speech and assembly in support of our rights as jurors! Click through to find an event near you. And dont forget to hashtag your pictures #JuryRightsDay and #jurynullification!
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:15:07 +0000

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