Harold J. Laski: “Where a political flavour enters into a case, it is difficult, and…”

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Where a political flavour enters into a case, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to persuade a jury to consider the issue on its merits.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski notes the challenges juries face in political cases, affecting their impartiality.

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Harold J. Laski: “Where a political flavour enters into a case, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to persuade a jury to consider…”