Jury Trials

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Term Talk: Erlinger v. United States; Pulsifer v. United States

Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee, Francesca Wiilliams

November 21, 2024

Criminal Law. Fifth and Sixth Amendments. First Step Act. ACCA. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s determination in Erlinger v. United States that the existence of a prior offense is a jury question, and the requirements for safety-valve relief under the First Step Act in Pulsifer v. United States.

Jurisdictions with a High Number of Civil Jury Trials

Emery G. Lee, Kristin A. Garri

March 8, 2023

This report fulfills the Center’s requirement under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. No.

Jurors’ and Attorneys’ Use of Social Media During Voir Dire, Trials, and Deliberations: A Report to the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management

Meghan A. Dunn

January 1, 2014

This report summarizes the results of a Center survey of district court judges to assess the frequency with which jurors used social media to communicate during trials and deliberations in the past two years, and to identify strategies for curbing this behavior.

State Court Procedures Regarding Pre-Verdict Judgments of Acquittal and the State's Right to Appeal Those Judgments

Laural L. Hooper, Marie Leary

September 30, 2003

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed amending Rule 29 to preserve the government's right to appeal a trial court's decision to grant a motion for judgment of acquittal.

Appendix A, Forms 26-53 [Superseded]

January 1, 2001

Form 26: Preliminary Report and Discovery Schedule

Form 27: Scheduling Order for Social Security Cases

Form 28: Order Setting Schedule for Social Security Cases

Form 29: Provisional Discovery Plan

Form 30: Memorandum and Order Regarding Discovery

Jury Service in Lengthy Civil Trials

Joe S. Cecil, Allan E. Lind, Gordon Bermant

January 1, 1987

A comparison of the demographic characteristics and trial experiences of jurors who served in lengthy civil trials with those of jurors who served in similar trials of shorter duration.

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