New Radiolab podcast out about jury nullification

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Good podcast and worth the listen. The story starts off with a women who essentially got a contempt of court charge following a mistrial where she brought up the subject in deliberations. This is the sort of thing where I wish more people knew about this when they go into jury duty.

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Today, a hidden power that is either the cornerstone of our democracy or a trapdoor to anarchy.

 

Should a juror be able to ignore the law? From a Quaker prayer meeting in the streets of London, to riots in the streets of LA, we trace the history of a quiet act of rebellion and struggle with how much power “we the people” should really have.

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