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7%OFFAndrew Guthrie Ferguson - Why Jury Duty Matters - 9780814729038 - V9780814729038
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Why Jury Duty Matters

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Description for Why Jury Duty Matters Paperback. Urges people to re-examine the jury experience and act on constitutional principles before, during, and after jury service Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.

An argument for the constitutional responsibility to participate in jury duty
It’s easy to forget how important the jury really is to America. The right to be a juror is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed to all eligible citizens. The right to trial by jury helped spark the American Revolution, was quickly adopted at the Constitutional Convention, and is the only right that appears in both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. But for most of us, a jury summons is an unwelcome inconvenience. Who has time for jury duty? We have things to do.
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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814729038
SKU
V9780814729038
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99-50

About Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is Professor of Law at the University of the District of Columbia's David A. Clarke School of Law.

Reviews for Why Jury Duty Matters
Ferguson, a veteran lawyer and law professor, outlines the importance of the jury in the legal system, how the right to trial by jury helped push the American Revolution forward, and how civil rights advances that created a more balanced jury pool have resulted in fairer trials for all...the dedicated and wonk-minded will learn a great deal about our legal ... Read more

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