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Admissibility of Internet Searches About Terminating Pregnancy

E-Discovery LLC

We agree with the central principle adopted by the cases listed above: a person’s prior history with abortion untethered to the material facts of a case will generally not be admissible. The Court added: “[T]he [trial] court employed voir dire questioning meant to guard against improper bias in the jury.

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Understanding Jury Duty and Misconduct in the Legal Arena

Jury Analyst

In the legal arena, precedents and established standards shape the definition of jury misconduct. Ignoring Admissibility of Evidence Sometimes jurors consider evidence the court has ruled inadmissible, casting doubt on their verdicts. Their presence alone commands a certain decorum.

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Understanding Jury Duty and Misconduct in the Legal Arena

Jury Analyst

In the legal arena, precedents and established standards shape the definition of jury misconduct. Ignoring Admissibility of Evidence Sometimes jurors consider evidence the court has ruled inadmissible, casting doubt on their verdicts. Their presence alone commands a certain decorum.