Jury nullification instructions coming to New Hampshire?; Why a contested Republican convention will not produce a third-party challenge; Divorcing lesbian mother ordered not to talk to children about religion or homosexuality; Top Minnesota faculty committee backs free speech resolution; New research paper on Israel’s borders and international law; | | | | | | Jury nullification instructions coming to New Hampshire? | Last week, the N.H. lower house passed a bill that would require courts to instruct jurors about jury nullification -- the jurors' power to refuse to convict even when they think all the elements of the crime have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. | By Eugene Volokh • Read more » |
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