A recent Chicago Tribune editorial targets a new fully informed jury bill introduced by the New Hampshire House of Representatives. The bill would strengthen the current state law passed in 2012 that allows lawyers “to inform the jury of its right to judge the facts and the application of the law in relation to the facts in controversy.” The editorial is noteworthy, because it deploys the most common legal establishment objections to jury nullification. Objection #1: Jury nullification was a tool of the Jim Crow South It begins by reminding readers of one of the most horrific examples of racial injustice in the Jim Crow South. … Continue reading Say Yes to Jury Nullification