Can jurors avoid forming opinions about key aspects of the case, such as the defendant’s guilt, if the media has already found them guilty?

In the United States, the First Amendment guarantees five rights: religion, petition, speech, press, and assembly. It establishes that people living in the United States can express their opinion without government interference and penalization. Contextualizing the current political climate, what does this mean for American citizens? Are these rights applied or does support for assembly vary depending on the stance of the message? It’s important to ask whether we support the

Jury simulations composed of college students are often used as a tool for legal, behavioral, and psychological research. The question...

The field of empirical research is about understanding and improving the world. But how does that research inform policymaking-- if at all?