Thisepisode,firstairedin2017,hasReporterTracieHunteandEditorSorenWheelerexploringahiddenpowerintheU.S.CourtSystemthatiseitherthecornerstoneofourdemocracyoratrapdoortoanarchy.

Shouldajurorbeabletoignorethelaw?FromaQuakerprayermeetinginthestreetsofLondontoriotsinthestreetsofLosAngeles,wetracethehistoryofaquietactofrebellionandstrugglewithhowmuchpower“WethePeople”shouldreallyhave.SpecialthankstoDarrylK.Brown,professoroflawattheUniversityofVirginia,AndrewLeipold,professoroflawattheUniversityofIllinois,atUrbana-Champaign,NancyKing,professoroflawatVanderbiltUniversity,BuzzScherrlawprofessoratUniversityofNewHampshire,EricVerloandattorneysDavidLane,MarkSisto,DavidKallmanandPaulGrant.EpisodeCredits:ReportedbyTracieHunteProducedbyMattKielty

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