Jury duty is mandatory, and technically anyone who misses it without an excuse can be held in contempt of court. But what ...
For some jurors, the hardest part of jury duty comes post-trial. A free West Chester University program helps those suffering ...
I’ve been called a lot of things during my time in Aspen as a news reporter, but never a juror. That distinction changed ...
When the jury duty summons arrived in the mail, I’ll be honest, my initial reaction was: Can I get out of this? I looked at my calendar and couldn’t think of any legitimate excuses. Plus, seeing that ...
Jury selection is vital to our country’s justice system. It allows the court to randomly select citizens to participate in a ...
The right to trial by jury is the only right that appears in b oth the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Despite the crucial role that jurors play in the legal system, as well as the inconvenience ...
It’s the result of a months-long project that officials say required “taking the old jury room down to the studs in most ...
Westmoreland County jurors have donated more than $100,000 to local charities over the past decade. It’s a program first ...