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.
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.
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.