Currently browsing tag

court

Waving Bye-Bye to Jury Duty

My time in the life-limbo of jury duty is ended; I’ve been officially excused. I have to say that the Second Judicial District Court knows how to do jury duty.

This week starts another chunk of my life that must be tithed to jury duty. Ugh. I loathe serving jury duty. Having served on juries in the past, this isn’t just theoretical for me. I know I loathe serving jury duty.

Should Cable “News” Be In Courtrooms?

And yet another sensationalized trial has come and gone. A significant faction of the public will be incensed. If not naturally, then fueled by the opinionated back-and-forth by fervent cable “news” commentators. We need to make this go away.

Holiday Watch: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Calling Miracle on 34th Street a Christmas classic is a lot like calling chocolate just another candy. Some movies stand head-and-shoulders above the rest, and this classic stands even higher than that in the holiday pantheon.

Let’s Change the Witness Oath

A person goes to the witness stand, they are told to raise their right hand, and say some version of the witness oath. Thing is, you get in trouble if you refuse to accept it. I propose a fix.

Some Jury Changes

Surely, in all of the years of our constitutional government, we can come up with a few new, and possibly better, ways of conducting jury trials. We now have technologies the founders could scarcely have imagined. Why not make it work in the cause of justice? Here are a couple of ideas.