Behind Closed Doors

We talk with Clark Neily of Cato about increasing hostility to juries and "nullification" among right-wing pundits, and how such scaremongering fails both constitutionally and ethically.

We talk with Clay Conrad, author of the most comprehensive book on Jury Nullification and former member of FIJA's board, to discuss the history of Jury Nullification and its relevance in the current explosion of state power. Clay also emphasizes the importance of early education about the jury system.

In the last week, the justice secretary of the UK labor government, David Lammy, proposed a major change to the UK justice system, removing the right to trial by jury in almost all cases. Just before this occured, Will Gillis, new Executive Director of the Fully Informed Jury Association, talked with Dr. Clive Dolphin of Defend Our Juries, a UK-based activist organization covering very similar gro...

In the last week, leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance, who did so much to keep the memory of the Tiananmen Square Massacre alive in Hong Kong including running the June 4th Museum and organizing annual vigils in remembrance of the massacre, have been arrested. Hosts Kirsten Tynan, Executive Director of the Fully Informed Jury Association, and Robert Anthony Peters, Vice Chairman of the Fully Informe...

We talk with juror rights educator Keith Wood about his recent victory in the Michigan Supreme Court, which overturned his false "jury tampering" conviction for sharing FIJA brochures outside the Mecosta County Courthouse. Then we hear from Clark Neily of the Cato Institute about how this case unfolded and what are its implications for future juror rights outreach. Learn more: Keith Wood case file...

We recorded this interview back in September of 2019. The world was then witnessing massive, historic protests in Hong Kong against an extradition bill that would have made it far easier for China to take accused people out of Hong Kong and its far more protective legal system and try them in mainland China. In June of 2020, China escalated the extradition issue, passing a law that effectively all...

2020 marks the 100 years after the 18th Amendment went into effect implementing alcohol prohibition nationwide. It survived less than 14 years before it was repealed. In the meantime, jurors were hard at work protecting their neighbors via jurors' right of jury nullification. We share with you some funny historic cases FIJA has documented through our extensive research. Hear about the many dedicat...

Our guest is Catherine Bernard, criminal defense attorney and founder of Spartacus Legal. Catherine gives us a glimpse into how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our right to trial by jury. Resources: Catherine Bernard on Facebook Bernard & Johnson, LLC

We have our first guest in this episode—Will Snowden, founder of The Juror Project in New Orleans. Will discusses why he founded The Juror Project and what it does, the importance of all kinds of jury diversity to delivering just verdicts, discriminatory practices in jury selection, and what we can do to push back against those practices that undermine our right to trial by jury. Resources: The Ju...

We dive right into the podcast by focusing on the heart of FIJA's mission: ensuring that everyone is fully informed of their right, when serving on a jury, to judge the law as well as the facts. In this nearly hour-long episode, Robert and Kirsten get into quite a bit of detail, complete with real-world examples of jury nullification in action. Learn more about: jury nullification what to do if yo...

A short episode introducing the Behind Closed Doors podcast, jury nullification and other topics that will be covered, the Fully Informed Jury Association, and your hosts Kirsten Tynan and Robert Anthony Peters. Learn more about: jury nullification the Fully Informed Jury Association Robert Anthony Peters Tank Man , the movie

A brief trailer for Behind Closed Doors, a show focusing on how the American jury system is supposed to function, how it is being undermined, and why we need to restore the full protective role of the jury in our legal system. Presented by the Fully Informed Jury Association.