Friday, September 05, 2008

This Day in History: September 5

Jury Rights Day September 5, 2008

Friday marks the 338th anniversary of when jurors refused to convict William Penn of violating England's Conventicle Acts, despite clear evidence that he acted illegally by preaching a Quaker sermon. In refusing to convict Penn, the jurors ignored what they knew to be an unjust law. This is known as jury nullification.

End the War on Freedom reminds us of an important date in the history of our quest for Liberty. For more information, visit the Fully Informed Jury Association.

Also, Vin Suprynowicz shares his thoughts.
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3 comments:

  1. John Hardin9/05/2008 3:29 PM

    yabbut - Zenger was acquitted on August 5th...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peter_Zenger

    http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/zenger/zenger.html

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  2. David Codrea9/05/2008 3:51 PM

    Then it's a good thing this post is about William Penn...:)

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  3. John Hardin9/05/2008 4:05 PM

    Gack!

    Okay, I have Zenger on the brain.

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