Juries, Their Powers Under Siege, Find Their Role Is Being Eroded. / William Glaberson.
by Glaberson, William; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
Material type:
BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 70Institutions. Publisher: New York Times, 2001ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Actions and defenses | Exemplary damages | Jury | Justice -- Administration ofDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The role of the American jury, the central vehicle for citizen participation in the legal system, is being sharply limited by new laws, court rulings and a legal culture that is moving away from trials as a method of resolving disputes." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines the diminishing responsibility of American jurors and examines the debate regarding "whether jurors who return huge awards and sometimes clear people who seem to be guilty are up to the task that has been assigned to them for centuries.".
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
High School - old - to delete | REF SIRS (Browse shelf) | Available |
Browsing High School - old - to delete Shelves Close shelf browser
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Juries, Their Powers Under Siege, Find Their Role Is Being Eroded, March 2, 2001; pp. A1+.
"The role of the American jury, the central vehicle for citizen participation in the legal system, is being sharply limited by new laws, court rulings and a legal culture that is moving away from trials as a method of resolving disputes." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines the diminishing responsibility of American jurors and examines the debate regarding "whether jurors who return huge awards and sometimes clear people who seem to be guilty are up to the task that has been assigned to them for centuries.".
Records created from non-MARC resource.
There are no comments for this item.