Jury

Kevan Fagan is co-authoring a book called Juror 83 - The Tsarnaev Trial: 34 Days That Changed Me

He was just a year older than the Boston Marathon bomber when he sentenced him to death

Justice

‘Juror 83’ saw the Boston marathon bomber as ‘a kid who was existentially lost’

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is shown in a courtroom sketch on the first day of jury selection at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 5, 2015.

Massachusetts isn’t OK with the death penalty, but Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s jurors had to be

Justice
A protester in Oakland, California, on  December 3, 2014, wears a sign during a demonstration against the decision by a New York City grand jury not to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner.

England abolished grand juries decades ago because they didn’t work

Justice

Public opinion in Italy divided over Amanda Knox acquittal

Smart phones in courtrooms

Environment

George Zimmerman Charged with Second Degree Murder: What Now?

It has been 46 days since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida, yet it will be months before there is any resolution in the case. Although second degree murder charges have been filed against the man who admits to shooting Trayvon, but it could be eight months or more before a […]

The World

Tarek Mehanna Found Guilty

Conflict & Justice

The jury in Boston convicted him of conspiring to help al-Qaeda and plotting to kill US soldiers in Iraq.

Jury Convicts ‘Lord of War’

A US jury convicts former Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, with the former Russian Air Force officer’s attorneys saying they will appeal.

Italians React to the Release of Amanda Knox

The overturned verdict continues to divide public opinion in Italy.

The World

Pastor Terry Jones to Face Trial

Conflict & Justice

Quinn Klinefelter, senior news editor at WDET reports that Pastor Terry Jones will face a jury today as he refused to pay the bond. However, the ACLU of Michigan has spoken against the authorities for trying to deny the pastor the right to protest.