In 2009, Shirin Bryant watched as an all-white jury acquitted a white police detective who shot and killed her 18-year-old brother, Jashon, in the north end of Hartford. The detective, Robert Lawlor, ...

The case of Ahmaud Arbery has become a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement and over the last two and half weeks, as the trial unfolded, race took center stage both inside and outside the ...

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The acquittal of Brayan Ramos-Brito is more than just a legal victory for one individual; it is a powerful reaffirmation of the American jury system. After a federal jury in Los Angeles took just over ...

The High Court today quashed the conviction of Cardinal George Pell, who had originally been found guilty on a number of charges by a jury of 12 people. His defence counsel, Bret Walker SC, had argued ...

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To the editor: In the recent past I sat and observed a jury trial. I found it an enlightening experience and believe one should take the time to attend and get to know the judges and the system. A ...

The TV remote got a wild workout on May 30, as I switched rapidly from cable news talking head to talking head. Those Energizer batteries do indeed keep going and going and going. Watching the ...

Trial by jury has long been considered a jewel in the crown of America’s constitutional republic. Alexis de Tocqueville, who traveled the young nation observing its social, political and legal ...

The recent release of tape recordings from the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury and public statements by three of the anonymous Grand Jury members have offered America a rare look into an opaque system. The ...