The former NY Times Executive Editor, Bill Keller, has written an excellent op-ed entitled A Jury of Whose Peers? In the article, the author laments the decline of jury trials in this country. However, he also makes note of the fact that juries are becoming increasingly more inclusive of society as a whole. The author makes specific reference to the proposed California legislation that allows non-citizens to serve as jurors. Finally, the article offers one of the best descriptions that I have read about jury duty ("the most stunning and successful experiment in direct popular sovereignty in all history").
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