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Patrick Leahy: “Every American who hears the word 'jury' and has the phrase 'runaway jury' jump into their mind... has been the…”

On the recordJune 28, 2011
Every American who hears the word 'jury' and has the phrase 'runaway jury' jump into their mind... has been the successful subject of a long campaign of indoctrination about this and of public communication.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses public perception of juries shaped by misinformation.

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