Few topics provoke as much consternation among lawyers and law students as jury nullification. It's a legal problem child—serving as a vital check on government power while simultaneously undermining ...
Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin scoffed at the idea that jury nullification could play a role in Donald Trump’s New York criminal, thus thwarting a conviction of the former president. Jury ...
A new billboard in D.C. is asking jurors to forget about the law, and go with their gut when it comes to acquitting defendants. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with two former federal prosecutors ...
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has received more public support than is typical for a man charged with first-degree murder. Add it all up, and ...
In November, South Dakotans will vote on an issue the legal profession has long been loath to look in the face: jury nullification. Amendment A would allow a criminal defendant to ask a jury for an ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former federal and state prosecutor Elie Honig, about why he sees Paul Manafort's trial as a referendum on the Mueller investigation, and why he's concerned about jury ...
A friend and client recently sent me an email. He said that he and his wife had recently been watching a TV drama and the matter of jury nullification, something he had never heard of, popped up.