Tag: Court

  • Jury Duty and Lessons Learned

    Jury Duty and Lessons Learned

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    Jury deliberations tested my expertise in negotiation and conflict resolution. Legal language like “substantial motivating reason” caused confusion, leading to deadlocks. Some jurors resisted logic outright, while others were too fatigued to argue. The defense attorney’s strategy? Overwhelm us with irrelevant testimony. The plaintiff’s attorney? Frame questions in ways that guaranteed resistance. In the end,…

  • Jury Duty and Workplace Dysfunction

    Jury Duty and Workplace Dysfunction

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    I was sure my union background would get me dismissed from jury duty, but I made it onto the jury anyway. The case? A workplace termination that exposed how HR often takes the fall for executive mismanagement. Neither side presented a strong case, and the real issue was clear: had leadership acted decisively, there wouldn’t…

  • Are courts really fair?

    Are courts really fair?

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    Sitting in a jury selection room, I kept hearing the same question: Can you be fair? The word “fair” carries emotional weight, yet the court seems to use it as a stand-in for impartiality. But can a juror truly judge laws they don’t fully understand? Observing the process, I realized fairness is more complex than…