Why Jury Duty Matters: A Citizenas Guide to Constitutional Action

by Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

Book Overview

An argument for the constitutional responsibility to participate in jury duty

It's easy to forget how important the jury really is to America. The right to be a juror is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed to all eligible citizens. The right to trial by jury helped spark the American Revolution, was quickly adopted at the Constitutional Convention, and is the only right that appears in both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814729029
• ISBN13: 9780814729021
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.1"