{"product_id":"the-missing-american-jury-restoring-the-fundamental-constitutional-role-of-the-criminal-civil-and-grand-juries-paperback-9781316618035","title":"The Missing American Jury; Restoring the Fundamental Constitutional Role of the Criminal, Civil, and Grand Juries (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316618035","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Missing American Jury\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRestoring the Fundamental Constitutional Role of the Criminal, Civil, and Grand Juries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explores why juries have declined in power and how the federal government and the states have taken the jury's authority.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSuja A. Thomas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316618035, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 June 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e262 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Suja A. Thomas … contends the jury should be viewed as a fourth branch of government equal to that of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches. … The Missing American Jury leaves you certain that the jury must be restored to its original role as a powerful, necessary, and meaningful part of our government.' Eric W. Young, Law Library Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCriminal, civil, and grand juries have disappeared from the American legal system. Over time, despite their significant presence in the Constitution, juries have been robbed of their power by the federal government and the states. For example, leveraging harsher criminal penalties, executive officials have forced criminal defendants into plea bargains, eliminating juries. Capping money awards, legislatures have stripped juries of their power to fix damages. Ordering summary judgment, judges dispose of civil cases without sending them to a jury. This is not what the founders intended. Examining the Constitution's text and historical sources, the book explores how the jury's authority has been taken and how it can be restored to its rightful, co-equal position as a 'branch' of government. Discussing the value of juries beyond the Constitution's requirements, the book also discusses the significance of juries world-wide and argues jury decision-making should be preferred over determinations by other governmental bodies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The missing American jury: an introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Jury Now: 2. The fall of the criminal, civil, and grand juries and the rise of the executive, the legislature, the judiciary, and the states\u003cbr\u003e 3. The missing branch\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Future Jury: 4. Interpreting jury authority\u003cbr\u003e 5. Restoring the jury\u003cbr\u003e 6. Beyond the constitution: affirming a role for lay jurors in America's government and world-wide\u003cbr\u003e 7. A branch among equals in American democracy: a conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Constitutional \u0026amp; administrative law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Constitutional \u0026amp; administrative law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Constitutional%20\u0026amp;%20administrative%20law%20%5BLND%5D%22\"\u003eLND\u003c\/a\u003e], Laws of Specific jurisdictions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Laws of Specific jurisdictions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Laws%20of%20Specific%20jurisdictions%20%5BLN%5D%22\"\u003eLN\u003c\/a\u003e], Law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20%5BL%5D%22\"\u003eL\u003c\/a\u003e], Constitution: government \u0026amp; the state [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Constitution: government \u0026amp; the state\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Constitution:%20government%20\u0026amp;%20the%20state%20%5BJPHC%5D%22\"\u003eJPHC\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005931016472,"sku":"9781316618035","price":26.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316618035i_ecc026cf-c6fe-461b-9fa5-374bdf17a1b3.jpg?v=1696683059","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-missing-american-jury-restoring-the-fundamental-constitutional-role-of-the-criminal-civil-and-grand-juries-paperback-9781316618035","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}