Juryology
@juryology.bsky.social
Jury expert guy, working nationwide in the art & science of juror persuasion & understanding. Legal education about juries suuuuucks; we were taught crap. I'm the Jury Mythbuster. ⚖️
See Juryology.com. You know. If you want to.
See Juryology.com. You know. If you want to.
Courtroom lawyers: Hiya from a focus group I'm doing today. Please, I beg of you, BANISH FROM YOUR VERBAL VOCABULARY:
-"Opine"
-"Ambulate"
-"You'll note further that..."
-"Percipient witness"
-"Sustained an injury"
Someone please buy me a drink for the pain from pounding my head on this table.
-"Opine"
-"Ambulate"
-"You'll note further that..."
-"Percipient witness"
-"Sustained an injury"
Someone please buy me a drink for the pain from pounding my head on this table.
April 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Courtroom lawyers: Hiya from a focus group I'm doing today. Please, I beg of you, BANISH FROM YOUR VERBAL VOCABULARY:
-"Opine"
-"Ambulate"
-"You'll note further that..."
-"Percipient witness"
-"Sustained an injury"
Someone please buy me a drink for the pain from pounding my head on this table.
-"Opine"
-"Ambulate"
-"You'll note further that..."
-"Percipient witness"
-"Sustained an injury"
Someone please buy me a drink for the pain from pounding my head on this table.
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I will not work with any current Paul,Weiss (or other Chamberlainesque firms) attorneys, yet will give discounts to any ex-Paul,Weiss attorneys who need support in their jury trial work at their new firms. ⚖️
No help for Esquislings.
(T-shirt rights co-reserved w/ @title9jen.bsky.social)
No help for Esquislings.
(T-shirt rights co-reserved w/ @title9jen.bsky.social)
March 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I will not work with any current Paul,Weiss (or other Chamberlainesque firms) attorneys, yet will give discounts to any ex-Paul,Weiss attorneys who need support in their jury trial work at their new firms. ⚖️
No help for Esquislings.
(T-shirt rights co-reserved w/ @title9jen.bsky.social)
No help for Esquislings.
(T-shirt rights co-reserved w/ @title9jen.bsky.social)
I will not work with any current Paul,Weiss (or other Chamberlainesque firms) attorneys, yet will give discounts to any ex-Paul,Weiss attorneys who need support in their jury trial work at their new firms. ⚖️
No help for Esquislings.
(T-shirt rights co-reserved w/ @title9jen.bsky.social)
No help for Esquislings.
(T-shirt rights co-reserved w/ @title9jen.bsky.social)
March 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I will not work with any current Paul,Weiss (or other Chamberlainesque firms) attorneys, yet will give discounts to any ex-Paul,Weiss attorneys who need support in their jury trial work at their new firms. ⚖️
No help for Esquislings.
(T-shirt rights co-reserved w/ @title9jen.bsky.social)
No help for Esquislings.
(T-shirt rights co-reserved w/ @title9jen.bsky.social)
Lawyers in jury selection: STOP GIVING A RULE THEN ASKING WHETHER PROSPECTIVE JUROR CAN FOLLOW IT. Eg, "The judge will tell you I only have to prove my case by a feather over 50%; the law COMMANDS a verdict. [Pause] Will you be able to follow that rule?"
Ugh. Lame, counterproductive format.
Ugh. Lame, counterproductive format.
November 20, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Lawyers in jury selection: STOP GIVING A RULE THEN ASKING WHETHER PROSPECTIVE JUROR CAN FOLLOW IT. Eg, "The judge will tell you I only have to prove my case by a feather over 50%; the law COMMANDS a verdict. [Pause] Will you be able to follow that rule?"
Ugh. Lame, counterproductive format.
Ugh. Lame, counterproductive format.
Courtroom attys: in my 3rd jury selection in a week; STRONGLY advise you to ban these words from your jury selection game:
Indicated
Candor
Obliged
"Exhibited malpractice"
"Navigate the situation" (euphemizing "have uncomfortable conversation")
Is that fair?
"The court" (meaning judge)
Indicated
Candor
Obliged
"Exhibited malpractice"
"Navigate the situation" (euphemizing "have uncomfortable conversation")
Is that fair?
"The court" (meaning judge)
November 19, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Courtroom attys: in my 3rd jury selection in a week; STRONGLY advise you to ban these words from your jury selection game:
Indicated
Candor
Obliged
"Exhibited malpractice"
"Navigate the situation" (euphemizing "have uncomfortable conversation")
Is that fair?
"The court" (meaning judge)
Indicated
Candor
Obliged
"Exhibited malpractice"
"Navigate the situation" (euphemizing "have uncomfortable conversation")
Is that fair?
"The court" (meaning judge)
My intermittent plea to call it the serial comma, not the oh-so-holy Oxford comma. Serial comma is descriptive and helpful; Oxford is pure snob appeal branding.
I give you my thanks, respect, and friendship for considering it. (Mmmmm... the serial comma....)
I give you my thanks, respect, and friendship for considering it. (Mmmmm... the serial comma....)
November 15, 2024 at 2:43 PM
My intermittent plea to call it the serial comma, not the oh-so-holy Oxford comma. Serial comma is descriptive and helpful; Oxford is pure snob appeal branding.
I give you my thanks, respect, and friendship for considering it. (Mmmmm... the serial comma....)
I give you my thanks, respect, and friendship for considering it. (Mmmmm... the serial comma....)
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #123,018!
September 21, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #123,018!
Good visual presentation of information. Lawyers should collect examples of our for their own work. (And read Edward Tufte's beautiful books on the subject.)
What Trump’s “economy” speech was actually about. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
August 16, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Good visual presentation of information. Lawyers should collect examples of our for their own work. (And read Edward Tufte's beautiful books on the subject.)
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I love @repraskin’s piece. The point - as I’ve been saying for some time - is that recusal is not abt letters & mtgs w/members of Congress. It is a tool available to PARTIES in litigation & is part of a litigant’s due process rights. In the immunity case the party is the UNITED STATES (you & me).
May 31, 2024 at 7:45 AM
I love @repraskin’s piece. The point - as I’ve been saying for some time - is that recusal is not abt letters & mtgs w/members of Congress. It is a tool available to PARTIES in litigation & is part of a litigant’s due process rights. In the immunity case the party is the UNITED STATES (you & me).
A good day to notice that lawyering is the only known profession to have a widely recognized acronym on social media that people use as disclaimers that they're NOT in it before spewing "It seems to me...". There's no IANAP before giving takes that are hot but groundless on plumbing.
May 29, 2024 at 8:03 PM
A good day to notice that lawyering is the only known profession to have a widely recognized acronym on social media that people use as disclaimers that they're NOT in it before spewing "It seems to me...". There's no IANAP before giving takes that are hot but groundless on plumbing.
As good a time as any to point out that actual jury experts don't predict verdicts nor pretend to know what "the jury" is thinking, as if jurors are one monolith.
May 29, 2024 at 6:22 AM
As good a time as any to point out that actual jury experts don't predict verdicts nor pretend to know what "the jury" is thinking, as if jurors are one monolith.
Renewing my offer to pick any orca's jury for free. Pro bono eco.
May 17, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Renewing my offer to pick any orca's jury for free. Pro bono eco.
Hi from a courtroom. ⚖️
Attys, BAN "subject" from your vocabulary as an adjective; "The subject machine/incident." Normal humans - jurors - don't talk this way.
Likewise "fair?" to mean "Is that right?" Stop speaking in unconsciously adopted lawyerisms just because other lawyers do.
(Grumble)
Attys, BAN "subject" from your vocabulary as an adjective; "The subject machine/incident." Normal humans - jurors - don't talk this way.
Likewise "fair?" to mean "Is that right?" Stop speaking in unconsciously adopted lawyerisms just because other lawyers do.
(Grumble)
May 14, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Hi from a courtroom. ⚖️
Attys, BAN "subject" from your vocabulary as an adjective; "The subject machine/incident." Normal humans - jurors - don't talk this way.
Likewise "fair?" to mean "Is that right?" Stop speaking in unconsciously adopted lawyerisms just because other lawyers do.
(Grumble)
Attys, BAN "subject" from your vocabulary as an adjective; "The subject machine/incident." Normal humans - jurors - don't talk this way.
Likewise "fair?" to mean "Is that right?" Stop speaking in unconsciously adopted lawyerisms just because other lawyers do.
(Grumble)
Earning my eternal respect. 60% of my work is fighting w/attys & judges over juror questionnaires.
Well, 5% of my work but 60% of my patience. Lawyers think they're great at writing questionnaires, a social science task; but would FREAK at the thought of a sociologist lobbing hot takes on a brief.
Well, 5% of my work but 60% of my patience. Lawyers think they're great at writing questionnaires, a social science task; but would FREAK at the thought of a sociologist lobbing hot takes on a brief.
almost an inevitability that I will someday get kicked off a jury for needlessly cavilling about the jury questionnaire's survey design
April 19, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Earning my eternal respect. 60% of my work is fighting w/attys & judges over juror questionnaires.
Well, 5% of my work but 60% of my patience. Lawyers think they're great at writing questionnaires, a social science task; but would FREAK at the thought of a sociologist lobbing hot takes on a brief.
Well, 5% of my work but 60% of my patience. Lawyers think they're great at writing questionnaires, a social science task; but would FREAK at the thought of a sociologist lobbing hot takes on a brief.
Done it.
I'm challenging the juror cause I don't like him.
April 17, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Done it.
You're not alone.... and it kills me a little each time I am asked about it!
April 16, 2024 at 7:27 PM
You're not alone.... and it kills me a little each time I am asked about it!
The absurdly wrong conflation of jury quality/fairness with political leanings of its jurisdiction - then, MORE foolishly, using that to PREDICT verdict - is one of the most maddening clichés across media. Msnbc & CNN should knock that shit off. Jury selection filters in ways elections don't.
Steve Kornacki — doing his polling -district shtick for @msnbc for the Trump manhattan jury— horse race politicking the jury. Steve Kornacki IS the problem.
April 16, 2024 at 6:07 PM
The absurdly wrong conflation of jury quality/fairness with political leanings of its jurisdiction - then, MORE foolishly, using that to PREDICT verdict - is one of the most maddening clichés across media. Msnbc & CNN should knock that shit off. Jury selection filters in ways elections don't.
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Big thanks to @susanrinkunas.com for coming on the show today to break down last week's SCOTUS argument in the mifepristone case.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Law and Chaos: Ep 17 — SCOTUS Looks Ready To Terminate Mifepristone Case (Feat. Susan Rinkunas) on Apple Podcasts
Show Law and Chaos, Ep Ep 17 — SCOTUS Looks Ready To Terminate Mifepristone Case (Feat. Susan Rinkunas) - Apr 1, 2024
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April 1, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Big thanks to @susanrinkunas.com for coming on the show today to break down last week's SCOTUS argument in the mifepristone case.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Available to run the focus groups.
Dildo copyright litigation? Dildo copyright litigation!
This case was just filed in Arizona federal court. I figured some folks here might be interested. Mike can write a new chapter for his dissertation!
@rahaeli.bsky.social @questauthority.bsky.social @neolithicsheep.bsky.social
This case was just filed in Arizona federal court. I figured some folks here might be interested. Mike can write a new chapter for his dissertation!
@rahaeli.bsky.social @questauthority.bsky.social @neolithicsheep.bsky.social
March 24, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Available to run the focus groups.
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In light of the news that Trump's trial in NY has been postponed, check out this episode of Law and Chaos featuring former Manhattan prosecutor Diana Florence talking about the strength of that case.
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Law and Chaos: Ep 12 - Trump’s First Trial (Feat. Diana Florence) on Apple Podcasts
Show Law and Chaos, Ep Ep 12 - Trump’s First Trial (Feat. Diana Florence) - Mar 15, 2024
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March 17, 2024 at 3:17 PM
In light of the news that Trump's trial in NY has been postponed, check out this episode of Law and Chaos featuring former Manhattan prosecutor Diana Florence talking about the strength of that case.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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I discussed the SCOTUS NetChoice oral arg on the Law and Chaos podcast. Topics include:
- Tex HB20 + Fla SB7072: bullshit laws
- Call me old fashioned: only the *gov* can violate the 1A
- Kav (!?) to the rescue?
- MAGA's Sec. 230 take: not how any of this works!
- Gorsuch ❤️ Gorsuch
- Predictions!
- Tex HB20 + Fla SB7072: bullshit laws
- Call me old fashioned: only the *gov* can violate the 1A
- Kav (!?) to the rescue?
- MAGA's Sec. 230 take: not how any of this works!
- Gorsuch ❤️ Gorsuch
- Predictions!
Thanks to Corbin Barthold AKA @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social for breaking down the Netchoice cases on the podcast.
Thank goodness for ... Brett Kavanaugh???
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Thank goodness for ... Brett Kavanaugh???
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Law and Chaos: Ep 9 - Will SCOTUS Avenge Trump By Breaking Social Media? (Feat. Corbin Barthold) on Apple Podcasts
Show Law and Chaos, Ep Ep 9 - Will SCOTUS Avenge Trump By Breaking Social Media? (Feat. Corbin Barthold) - Mar 4, 2024
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March 4, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I discussed the SCOTUS NetChoice oral arg on the Law and Chaos podcast. Topics include:
- Tex HB20 + Fla SB7072: bullshit laws
- Call me old fashioned: only the *gov* can violate the 1A
- Kav (!?) to the rescue?
- MAGA's Sec. 230 take: not how any of this works!
- Gorsuch ❤️ Gorsuch
- Predictions!
- Tex HB20 + Fla SB7072: bullshit laws
- Call me old fashioned: only the *gov* can violate the 1A
- Kav (!?) to the rescue?
- MAGA's Sec. 230 take: not how any of this works!
- Gorsuch ❤️ Gorsuch
- Predictions!
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Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that an embryo in vitro is legally a "child." This effectively banned IVF, one of the most widely-used fertility treatments in the U.S.
When lawmakers scrambled to immunize health providers from prosecution, they left the underlying law intact.
@lizdye.bsky.social
When lawmakers scrambled to immunize health providers from prosecution, they left the underlying law intact.
@lizdye.bsky.social
Alabama’s New Law Won’t Truly Reverse its Supreme Court’s De Facto IVF Ban
A radical ruling to protect frozen embryos will end up chilling providers
www.theunpopulist.net
March 7, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that an embryo in vitro is legally a "child." This effectively banned IVF, one of the most widely-used fertility treatments in the U.S.
When lawmakers scrambled to immunize health providers from prosecution, they left the underlying law intact.
@lizdye.bsky.social
When lawmakers scrambled to immunize health providers from prosecution, they left the underlying law intact.
@lizdye.bsky.social
Count on it.
Good reminder: anyone who gets a jury summons should set all social media (including LinkedIn, which people forget) to Private a week before their assigned week & leave it until released. Well-funded parties WILL research you to the extent you make it possible.
Good reminder: anyone who gets a jury summons should set all social media (including LinkedIn, which people forget) to Private a week before their assigned week & leave it until released. Well-funded parties WILL research you to the extent you make it possible.
February 29, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Count on it.
Good reminder: anyone who gets a jury summons should set all social media (including LinkedIn, which people forget) to Private a week before their assigned week & leave it until released. Well-funded parties WILL research you to the extent you make it possible.
Good reminder: anyone who gets a jury summons should set all social media (including LinkedIn, which people forget) to Private a week before their assigned week & leave it until released. Well-funded parties WILL research you to the extent you make it possible.
Pro-tip for lawyers ⚖️: if witness is asked if he lied to other atty about facts, a sign of poor witness prep would be this answer:
"Not that I recall. I don't recall. I mentioned earlier that I speculated on some things; I've testified to what I did know so I can't recall whether or not I... no."
"Not that I recall. I don't recall. I mentioned earlier that I speculated on some things; I've testified to what I did know so I can't recall whether or not I... no."
February 27, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Pro-tip for lawyers ⚖️: if witness is asked if he lied to other atty about facts, a sign of poor witness prep would be this answer:
"Not that I recall. I don't recall. I mentioned earlier that I speculated on some things; I've testified to what I did know so I can't recall whether or not I... no."
"Not that I recall. I don't recall. I mentioned earlier that I speculated on some things; I've testified to what I did know so I can't recall whether or not I... no."
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Thanks so much to @brandibuchman.bsky.social for coming on Law and Chaos to talk about the Proud Boys/Oath Keepers convictions and what they mean for the upcoming Trump trials.
Such a great guest!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Such a great guest!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Law and Chaos: Ep 6 - First The Proud Boys, Then Trump (Feat. Brandi Buchman) on Apple Podcasts
Show Law and Chaos, Ep Ep 6 - First The Proud Boys, Then Trump (Feat. Brandi Buchman) - Feb 23, 2024
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February 23, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Thanks so much to @brandibuchman.bsky.social for coming on Law and Chaos to talk about the Proud Boys/Oath Keepers convictions and what they mean for the upcoming Trump trials.
Such a great guest!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Such a great guest!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...