From Kirsten C. Tynan | Fully Informed Jury Association <[email protected]>
Subject Happy Repeal Day—thanks in part to jury nullification!
Date December 5, 2023 9:53 PM
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Hello John,

Happy Repeal Day! Today is the anniversary of ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment—brought to you in no small part thanks to jury nullification!

The Prohibition Era is said to be one of the most prolific eras for jury nullification. But is that true, and if so, what substantiates this claim? Several years ago, I set about digging into the archives of major national newspapers in hopes of getting some answers.

This year, in honor of Repeal Day, I am working on documenting on the FIJA website the many cases of known, likely, and possible Prohibition Era jury nullification verdicts that I have turned up over the last several years.

Pardon the mess as this page is a work in progress. But if you don't mind it changing several times throughout the day, feel free to click below to see the page as it fills up!

Click here for FIJA ([link removed])

This page is an evolving compilation of my findings. For each case, there is a factual summary based on the source material listed in the References section. (Be warned, many of the links in this section go to archived articles behind a paywall. My apologies for that, but other sites are outside of my control.)

I have also added for each case my admittedly subjective assessment of whether it was a known, likely, or just a possible case of jury nullification and my reasoning for that assessment. If you have different thoughts on some of those, feel free to send them my way along with your reasoning.

For Liberty, Justice, and Peace in Our Lifetimes,

Executive Director

Fully Informed Jury Association





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