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What can Luigi Mangione’s trial tell us about unbiased juries?

At a time when 58% of Americans have reported issues with health insurance in the past year, attorneys say finding an unbiased jury for Luigi Mangione, who’s accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, will be nearly impossible without many hurdles.

Apr 22, 2025 9:54 AM CDT

Prosecutor gets suspension for invading jury’s ‘inner sanctum’

An Oklahoma lawyer has been suspended for six months for watching real-time jury deliberations on a monitor in a murder case that he prosecuted.

Mar 27, 2025 10:27 AM CDT

Jury awards delivery driver $50M after spilled Starbucks hot tea disfigures penis

Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million to a Postmates driver after its hot tea scalded his penis.

Mar 17, 2025 12:31 PM CDT

Judge’s life ‘in ruins’ despite mistrial in prosecution for fatally shooting wife, defense lawyer says

Jurors in Los Angeles were unable to agree on a verdict in the case of a California judge who texted court personnel after fatally shooting his wife, saying he won’t be at work the next day because “I just lost it. I just shot my wife.”

Mar 12, 2025 9:09 AM CDT

Lawyer convicted in fatal shooting of man who attacked him in law firm parking lot

A Connecticut lawyer was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter Friday for fatally shooting a man who attacked him in the parking lot of his law firm.

Mar 10, 2025 10:07 AM CDT

Judge texted bailiff, clerk that he can’t be in court next day because ‘I just shot my wife,’ jurors are told

A California judge admitted that he shot his wife in a text to court personnel, in a police car and when sitting alone in a police interrogation room, jurors were told Wednesday.

Feb 20, 2025 12:32 PM CST

Lawyer accused of helping client defraud creditors is acquitted a second time

A former Freeborn & Peters lawyer in Illinois has been acquitted of wire fraud a second time in a case stemming from his representation of a neighbor, the owner of a Chicago business that eventually filed for bankruptcy.

Feb 19, 2025 8:52 AM CST

Town court judge resigns after using this excuse to avoid jury duty

A town court judge in Rensselaer County, New York, has resigned after allegedly asserting that he should not serve on a grand jury because he is a judge, and he thinks that people who appear in his court are guilty.

Feb 4, 2025 3:17 PM CST

Judge questions no-show jurors after deputies round them up; are junk mail, declining respect to blame?

A judge in Fort Valley, Georgia, recently questioned two dozen people who didn’t show up for jury duty to find out why.

Jan 31, 2025 9:21 AM CST

Honesty in jury pool examined in ‘Juror #2’

I’ve tried dozens of cases in my career. As with anything else, the more you look at something, the more pronounced the cracks and deficiencies become. Interestingly, Clint Eastwood’s supposed directorial goodbye, Juror #2, does a great job of focusing on one of those deficiencies, namely juror honesty and how it affects the rule of law.

Jan 28, 2025 10:31 AM CST

What can Luigi Mangione’s trial tell us about unbiased juries?

Prosecutor gets suspension for invading jury’s ‘inner sanctum’

Jury awards delivery driver $50M after spilled Starbucks hot tea disfigures penis

Judge’s life ‘in ruins’ despite mistrial in prosecution for fatally shooting wife, defense lawyer says

Lawyer convicted in fatal shooting of man who attacked him in law firm parking lot

Judge texted bailiff, clerk that he can’t be in court next day because ‘I just shot my wife,’ jurors are told

Lawyer accused of helping client defraud creditors is acquitted a second time

Town court judge resigns after using this excuse to avoid jury duty

Judge questions no-show jurors after deputies round them up; are junk mail, declining respect to blame?

Honesty in jury pool examined in ‘Juror #2’

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