I will finish my jury trial tomorrow. One of the things the Judge tells jurors every day before letting them go home is not to watch any news or TV about civil trials and not to do any research about civil trials or court. Fair instruction, yes?
Today during the lunch break I was sitting in the cafeteria eating a make-shift beet salad (the cafeteria had nothing close to warm goat cheese). On the TV in the cafeteria was Fox News. Uhmm...where do they think jurors go during the 2 hour lunch breaks judges tend to grant? Isn't the fact that jurors are being exposed to the ranting and bitching of Fox News commentators enough to get a mistrial or win an appeal (if I lose...please don't let me lose...I hate to lose...) I mean, Fox News can't go more than a couple of hours at a time without railing against Plaintiffs, the civil justice system, trial attorneys, and the 6th Amendment. Cripes, not only do I have to try and overcome all the common misconceptions and prejudices against my clients- now I have to try and undo the hate speech from Fox News that the courthouse is feeding the juries at lunch?
2 comments:
Since you came out and told me you read my blog, I suppose I can stop being a secret reader of yours. Thanks for letting me come to the trial today!
Molly! Welcome. I'm going to add your blog to my blogfeed.
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