The department of justice drops charges against 30 “speakeasy” owners, who have illegally sold intoxicating beverages to their clientele, citing the fact that it has become almost impossible to find a jury that is willing to convict. This is Jury Nullification (The act of a fully informed Jury, empowered through self-knowledge, to judge the decrees and the evidence in question).
[restored 6/28/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article VI of Amendment
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 318.