Why Jury Duty Matters
A Citizens Guide to Constitutional Action
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jury
| Author: | Andrew Guthrie Ferguson | ISBN: | 9780814729052 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press | Publication: | December 17, 2012 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Guthrie Ferguson |
| ISBN: | 9780814729052 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press |
| Publication: | December 17, 2012 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
