Tearing Down the Walls that Keep American Jurors in the Dark
The most common source of contact between ordinary American citizens and the criminal justice system is through jury duty. Yet the vast majority of those serving as jurors do so unaware of the extremely important facts about this part of the justice system—facts which no judge will ever tell them. This condition of intended ignorance in the jury room enables the conviction of persons that jurors may not have convicted if they knew more about the criminal justice process and their role in it.
Professor Duane’s entertaining and informative viral lecture video “Don’t Talk to the Police,” his related best-selling book You Have the Right to Remain Innocent, and his numerous public lectures and media appearances have together served to alert millions of persons of the vital importance of the exercise of a constitutional right they otherwise little understood. Professor Duane’s April 20 lecture continues his civic outreach, being the first to introduce his new project bringing to light facts every American juror should know.
James J. Duane is professor at Regent University Law School. He received his A.B. from Harvard College in 1981, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1984. He has clerked for judges on the federal district court and federal court of appeals, and his law practice has focused on civil litigation and criminal defense. Duane has taught at Regent Law School since 1991 in the areas of Evidence, Civil Procedure, Trial Practice, and Appellate Advocacy, and he has published more than 30 articles in those fields. He is the co-author of Weissenberger's Federal Evidence and is a contributing editor of Black's Law Dictionary.
The Hale Institute was privileged to co-sponsor Professor Duane’s lecture with the Idaho Lawyer’s Chapter of the Federalist Society.
