You're invited to a discussion of his work on jury rights.


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Good morning or afternoon John,

Coming up tomorrow!

In honor of the anniversary of Lysander Spooner's January 19 birth more than 200 years ago, you are invited to join FIJA for a free-wheeling discussion on Spooner's work on jury rights.

What did Lysander Spooner have to say about juries? Why was he writing about jury rights at the time he did? What were his thoughts on what even constitutes a crime?

Join us tomorrow, January 19, at noon Eastern as we address these questions and many more.

You'll hear from:
• Dr. Roderick Long, Professor of Philosophy at Auburn University
• Dr. Aeon J. Skoble, Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University
• Robert Anthony Peters, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fully Informed Jury Association
• Dr. Nathan Goodman, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Fully Informed Jury Association
• Kirsten Tynan, Executive Director of the Fully Informed Jury Association

Works to be discussed include not only Spooner's Essay on the Trial by Jury, but his argument for the Illegality of the Trial of John W. Webster, Vices Are Not Crimes (though not exactly about jury issues, this seems very relevant when it comes to jury nullification), and possibly other material as the participants see fit.

This discussion will for sure be live streamed on the official Fully Informed Jury Association Facebook page here:
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Odds have dropped dramatically in the last couple of days that It may be livestreamed on YouTube, but there is still a theoretical chance. I need YouTube's support to solve a technical problem, and time is short for that to actually get done. Whether or not we are able to also livestream to YouTube, though, a recording of the event will be posted afterward on our YouTube page here:
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Next up on the presentation schedule, I will be scheduling the 3rd annual State of the American Jury System presentation in February, so look for that announcement shortly!

Executive Director
Fully Informed Jury Association

P.S. We are not offering the Spooner discussion as a webinar as this add-on feature would cost us $80. I am guessing based on previous events of this type, where our participation has come more heavily from Facebook, that we would get maybe 10 or fewer Zoom participants. However, the more widely attended State of the American Jury System presentation will be offered as a webinar.





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