Summary jury trials will certainly not be effective in the resolution of all mass tort cases. However, when the parties are in a position to understand how to differentiate the claims involved in any ...

McDermott Will & Emery partners John J. Calandra and Andrew B. Kratenstein write: Since its inception over 30 years ago, the summary jury trial, where each side presents its case in a shortened form ...

Seven weeks. Twenty-nine days of testimony. Thirty-four witnesses. And now, there's nothing left for the jury in the federal criminal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs to hear besides their instructions ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official ...

The right to trial by jury in criminal and civil cases is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. It’s also a critically important way in which citizens can participate in democracy. The French thinker ...

David Lammy is set to unveil major changes to the justice system in the Commons today, following earlier reports that all jury trials could be scrapped. Juries have been a key part of English law ...

As the court continues jury deliberations for the rap mogul’s case—in which he pled not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution—the jury has ...

Valerie P. Hans is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Civil Justice Research Initiative. Her research on juries has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Justice, ...