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Bulwark Of Equality: The Jury In America, Nino C. Monea Sep 2019

Bulwark Of Equality: The Jury In America, Nino C. Monea

West Virginia Law Review

Many decry the state of societal inequality in modern America. Juries are not normally thought of as part of the solution, but history shows that they should be. It reveals that juries oftentimes advanced the interests of the poor and lowly when no one else would. It also reveals that powerful interests—government and corporate—have sought to disempower juries that rule in favor of marginalized groups. This Article examines four contexts throughout our history where juries have enhanced societal equality. (1) In early America, they resisted the British government and in the nascent republic were friends to debtors and farmers. (2) …


Juries, Susan E. Morton Jan 1984

Juries, Susan E. Morton

West Virginia Law Review

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Jury Instructions, John M. Purcell Apr 1983

Jury Instructions, John M. Purcell

West Virginia Law Review

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Juries--Change Of Venue--Discretion Of Trial Judge, T. E. P. Feb 1956

Juries--Change Of Venue--Discretion Of Trial Judge, T. E. P.

West Virginia Law Review

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Requirement Of Consent Of Three-Fourths Of Jury To Verdicts In Civil Action, Abolishing Law Of Unanimous Consent, Julian F. Bouchelle Feb 1942

Requirement Of Consent Of Three-Fourths Of Jury To Verdicts In Civil Action, Abolishing Law Of Unanimous Consent, Julian F. Bouchelle

West Virginia Law Review

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Improper Discharge Of Jury Before Verdict As Double Jeopardy, C. L. C. Dec 1938

Improper Discharge Of Jury Before Verdict As Double Jeopardy, C. L. C.

West Virginia Law Review

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The Mind Of The Juror, Stephen Ailes Apr 1938

The Mind Of The Juror, Stephen Ailes

West Virginia Law Review

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Trial--Instructions--Unanimity Of The Jury Verdict, Richard F. Currence Jun 1934

Trial--Instructions--Unanimity Of The Jury Verdict, Richard F. Currence

West Virginia Law Review

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Trial--Polling The Jury--Manner Of Conducting, E. Gaujot Bias Dec 1932

Trial--Polling The Jury--Manner Of Conducting, E. Gaujot Bias

West Virginia Law Review

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What Price Jury Trials, Jeff B. Fordham Dec 1931

What Price Jury Trials, Jeff B. Fordham

West Virginia Law Review

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Should The Jury System Be Abolished, T. W. A. Apr 1929

Should The Jury System Be Abolished, T. W. A.

West Virginia Law Review

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Special Interrogatories, Arlos Jackson Harbert Apr 1929

Special Interrogatories, Arlos Jackson Harbert

West Virginia Law Review

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Trial By Jury In Civil Cases--A Proposed Reform, Robert T. Donley Jun 1928

Trial By Jury In Civil Cases--A Proposed Reform, Robert T. Donley

West Virginia Law Review

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Special Interrogatories To The Jury--Their Nature And Purpose--Court's Discretion Relative To Their Submission, G. D. H. Feb 1927

Special Interrogatories To The Jury--Their Nature And Purpose--Court's Discretion Relative To Their Submission, G. D. H.

West Virginia Law Review

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Quotient Verdicts--Admissible Evidence To Prove Same, H. C. H. Jan 1924

Quotient Verdicts--Admissible Evidence To Prove Same, H. C. H.

West Virginia Law Review

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Abolish The Jury, J. C. Mcwhorter Jan 1923

Abolish The Jury, J. C. Mcwhorter

West Virginia Law Review

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Juries--Prejudicial Conduct--Separation, R. J. R. Jan 1922

Juries--Prejudicial Conduct--Separation, R. J. R.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.