Host Margot Adler speaks with law professor Valerie Hans about the history of jury trials and their relevancy in modern American society.
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Valerie P. Hans
is a law professor at the Cornell Law School. She is the author of several books about the jury system and co-author of American Juries: The Verdict with Neil Vidmar.
Photo: ©Sheryl Sinkow Photography
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Former federal prosecutor Roger Fairfax and trial lawyer Gerald Lefcourt discuss the function and failings of the grand jury system.
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Roger A. Fairfax, Jr.
is a law professor at The George Washington University Law School. Before entering academia, he served as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice and as a white collar criminal defense attorney in private practice.
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Gerald B. Lefcourt,
an attorney with a private practice in New York, was president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers from 1997-98. He co-chaired the organization’s Commission to Reform the Federal Grand Jury. He is also founder of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a past president of the New York Criminal Bar Association.
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Reporter Mark Houser takes us to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where there is continuing racial disparity in the make-up of juries.
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Host Margot Adler speaks with law professor Cass Sunstein about how civil juries determine cash awards.
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Cass R. Sunstein
is a law professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Previously, he worked as an attorney-advisor in the Office of the Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice. He co-authored the book Punitive Damages: How Juries Decide.
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Host Margot Adler speaks with jury consultant Dr. Gil Calvillo about how he identifies jurors that are most likely to rule in his clients' favor.
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Dr. Gilbert Calvillo
is a director in the Trial Services group of FTI, a forensic and litigation consulting practice.
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