Jury Duty Is Power to the People - So Why Do Many Americans Dread It?

Update: 2025-07-23

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James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss jury duty, how it fits into American civic life, and consider why so many Americans seem to dread serving on juries, even though jurors are granted so much power.

Jury duty is rare, but most Americans see it as part of good citizenship (Pew Research Center)

Selected for jury duty? Here’s why this civic service is important (LaHood Law Group)

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