<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - jury-duty</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/jury-duty</link><description>Newsvine - jury-duty</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 23:20:15 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:15:08 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Should There Be A Multi-Optional Choice For Those Who Don't Like Jury Duty?</title>
<description><![CDATA[This article is in conjunction with the previous article "Why Do People Skip Jury Duty?" I was just wondering since a lot of people skip jury duty, if the law should be changed so that people have an option of performing other tasks instead? For instance, if a person does not wan&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Big Brother Commission]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Big Brother Commission]]></source><link>http://bigbrothercommission.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11798406-should-there-be-a-multi-optional-choice-for-those-who-dont-like-jury-duty</link><guid>http://bigbrothercommission.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11798406-should-there-be-a-multi-optional-choice-for-those-who-dont-like-jury-duty</guid><category>politics</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>community-service</category><category>changing-the-law-to-a-multi-optional-choice</category><category>national-army-reserves</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 23:18:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why Do People Skip Jury Duty?</title>
<description><![CDATA[There's one question that seems to be rambling in my mind. In fact, it's been there for quite some time. How come people do not show up to court on the specified date assigned to them to complete jury duty? This makes no sense to me at all. It's like, yes, jury duty is a complete&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Big Brother Commission]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Big Brother Commission]]></source><link>http://bigbrothercommission.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11798298-why-do-people-skip-jury-duty</link><guid>http://bigbrothercommission.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11798298-why-do-people-skip-jury-duty</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>skipping-jury-duty-has-serious-consequences</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 23:07:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Jury Slacker Ordered To Carry Sign: Failed To Appear For Jury Duty</title>
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A prospective juror in a fatal drunken driving crash case who left during jury selection has been ordered to stand in front of the Lake County Courthouse the next two Mondays with a sign that says, &ldquo;I failed to appear for jury duty.&rdquo;
Help me understand what it is a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10229972-jury-slacker-ordered-to-carry-sign-failed-to-appear-for-jury-duty</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10229972-jury-slacker-ordered-to-carry-sign-failed-to-appear-for-jury-duty</guid><category>justice</category><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>punishment</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:23:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2CEC971FC-E2C7-4E4E-36AA-08086C7D9C4F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2CEC971FC-E2C7-4E4E-36AA-08086C7D9C4F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Telling Americans to Vote, or Else - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[JURY duty is mandatory; why not voting? The idea seems vaguely un-American. Maybe so, but it&rsquo;s neither unusual nor undemocratic. And it would ease the intense partisan polarization that weakens our capacity for self-government and public trust in our governing institutions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[NC Slim]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[NC Slim]]></source><link>http://ncnc.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/07/8686930-telling-americans-to-vote-or-else-nytimescom</link><guid>http://ncnc.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/07/8686930-telling-americans-to-vote-or-else-nytimescom</guid><category>politics</category><category>law</category><category>democratic</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>voter-apathy</category><category>mandatory-voting</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 22:32:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null7923F85E-0618-40BA-0EF0-07809582A9AE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="75" width="75" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null7923F85E-0618-40BA-0EF0-07809582A9AE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="75" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Judge Angered by No-Shows for Jury Duty</title>
<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla.     (AP) -- Circuit Judge Gregory Holder has issued a warning to Hillsborough County residents who failed to show up for jury duty this week.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/04/8147688-judge-angered-by-no-shows-for-jury-duty</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/04/8147688-judge-angered-by-no-shows-for-jury-duty</guid><category>judge</category><category>crime</category><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>issued</category><category>no-shows</category><category>contempt-of-court</category><category>angered</category><category>summons</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2011 16:45:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Casey Anthony Trial: What the @#$! and Now What?</title>
<description><![CDATA[From this criminal defense lawyer&rsquo;s perspective, however, our legal system did its job. What most people do not realize is that our legal system was designed under the premise that it is better for 10 guilty people to go free than convict a single innocent person.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Dude Dean]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Dude Dean]]></source><link>http://thedudedean.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/19/7115656-casey-anthony-trial-what-the-and-now-what</link><guid>http://thedudedean.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/19/7115656-casey-anthony-trial-what-the-and-now-what</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>verdict</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>facebook</category><category>social-media</category><category>innocence-project</category><category>duke-lacrosse</category><category>not-guilty</category><category>reasonable-doubt</category><category>twitter</category><category>criminal-defense</category><category>caylee-anthony</category><category>casey-anthony</category><category>casey-anthony-trial</category><category>caylees-law</category><category>casey-anthony-verdict</category><category>criminal-defense-fort-lauderdale</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:52:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=thedudedean9D17235D-2D14-96F1-B8C3-A0085E6E89E4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="201" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=thedudedean9D17235D-2D14-96F1-B8C3-A0085E6E89E4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Palin Going to Iowa for &amp;quot;Undefeated&amp;quot; Premier - Sarah Palin - Fox Nation</title>
<description><![CDATA[Palin is going to show up June 28th Iowa for the opening of "The Undefeated"&nbsp; this is after her interrupted bus tour due to Jury duty.
So I wonder how is she able to be in Iowa such a short time later?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[reddirthippy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[reddirthippy]]></source><link>http://reddirthippy.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6973594-palin-going-to-iowa-for-quotundefeatedquot-premier-sarah-palin-fox-nation</link><guid>http://reddirthippy.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6973594-palin-going-to-iowa-for-quotundefeatedquot-premier-sarah-palin-fox-nation</guid><category>lies</category><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>palin</category><category>bus-tour</category><category>fox-nation</category><category>movie-premere</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:38:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Palin Says One Nation Tour on Hold for Jury Duty - FoxNews.com </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/23/6922910-palin-says-one-nation-tour-on-hold-for-jury-duty-foxnewscom</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/23/6922910-palin-says-one-nation-tour-on-hold-for-jury-duty-foxnewscom</guid><category>alaska</category><category>usa</category><category>politics</category><category>president</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>palin</category><category>bus-tour</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:05:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Judge gives 'Juror No. 799' indefinite jury duty after she makes racist remarks on questionnaire</title>
<description><![CDATA[Juror No. 799, an Asian woman in her 20s who said she works in the garment industry, was up for jury duty in the death penalty trial of Bonanno crime boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano.

It didn't take long for her to start looking worse than the defendant.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Dojc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Dojc]]></source><link>http://dojc.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/06/6418371-judge-gives-juror-no-799-indefinite-jury-duty-after-she-makes-racist-remarks-on-questionnaire</link><guid>http://dojc.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/06/6418371-judge-gives-juror-no-799-indefinite-jury-duty-after-she-makes-racist-remarks-on-questionnaire</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>juror-no-799</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:33:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The personal Jury Experience of McSpocky</title>
<description><![CDATA[Day 1 - March 1]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[McSpocky]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[McSpocky]]></source><link>http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/16/6281027-the-personal-jury-experience-of-mcspocky</link><guid>http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/16/6281027-the-personal-jury-experience-of-mcspocky</guid><category>trial</category><category>sex-offender</category><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>child-molestation</category><category>jury-duty-experience</category><category>lewd-conduct-with-a-child</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:35:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Filluminate2F6281097.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="195" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Filluminate2F6281097.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Selected For Jury Duty!</title>
<description><![CDATA[ On December 22, 2010 I received a letter in the mail from the local county courthouse containing the following information:

 Dear Citizen,]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[McSpocky]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[McSpocky]]></source><link>http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/18/6081016-selected-for-jury-duty</link><guid>http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/18/6081016-selected-for-jury-duty</guid><category>jury-duty</category><category>not-news</category><category>picked-for-jury-duty</category><category>juror-pay</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:59:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Filluminate2F6081235.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Filluminate2F6081235.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cat Named Sal:  Summoned for Jury Duty</title>
<description><![CDATA[Even tried to tell the Court  that it was a cat and couldn't speak English..........]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/14/5839982-cat-named-sal-summoned-for-jury-duty</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/14/5839982-cat-named-sal-summoned-for-jury-duty</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>cats</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>us-census</category><category>east-boston</category><category>pets-that-are-more-than-pets</category><category>law-and-enforcement</category><category>cat-named-sal</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:21:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Juries Are Allowed To Judge The Law, Not Just The Facts</title>
<description><![CDATA[ If you ha ve a court case here is a good reaason to want a jury trial. I have read that there are juries nullifying all over the country especially in drug cases.

Anyone serving on a jury needs to know that the law can be judged a well.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisafrequency]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Lisafrequency]]></source><link>http://lisafrequency.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/30/5737887-juries-are-allowed-to-judge-the-law-not-just-the-facts</link><guid>http://lisafrequency.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/30/5737887-juries-are-allowed-to-judge-the-law-not-just-the-facts</guid><category>politics</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>sixth-amendment</category><category>jury-nullification</category><category>chief-justice-john-marshall</category><category>justice-james-irdell</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:44:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Live from the jury box, it's Steve Martin! - thestar.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES—Leave it to Steve Martin to turn jury duty into performance art. Tweeting over the last couple of days, Martin has regaled his 380,000-plus followers on Twitter with observations inspired by the legal process unfolding before him.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bigsaf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bigsaf]]></source><link>http://bigsaf.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/22/5696923-live-from-the-jury-box-its-steve-martin-thestarcom</link><guid>http://bigsaf.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/22/5696923-live-from-the-jury-box-its-steve-martin-thestarcom</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>reuters</category><category>judge</category><category>blogging</category><category>comedian</category><category>magazines</category><category>los-angeles</category><category>blog</category><category>steve-martin</category><category>legal</category><category>jury</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>live</category><category>criminal</category><category>innocent</category><category>jokes</category><category>parody</category><category>performance-art</category><category>accent</category><category>serbian</category><category>antics</category><category>defendent</category><category>legal-process</category><category>twitter</category><category>comedic</category><category>the-star</category><category>tweeting</category><category>civil-cases</category><category>hexes</category><category>murderred</category><category>defence-attorney</category><category>hilarioius</category><category>report-from-jury-duty</category><category>jury-poolhumour</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:49:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>From the Facebook FAIL files: Macomb County juror could face contempt charges after posting about 'guilty' defendant during trial </title>
<description><![CDATA[Like all Macomb County jurors, 20-year-old Hadley Jons received a warning not to discuss her case outside of court.  But that didn't stop her from sharing her thoughts on Facebook.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[crispy2000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[crispy2000]]></source><link>http://crispy2000.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/31/5009080-from-the-facebook-fail-files-macomb-county-juror-could-face-contempt-charges-after-posting-about-guilty-defendant-during-trial</link><guid>http://crispy2000.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/31/5009080-from-the-facebook-fail-files-macomb-county-juror-could-face-contempt-charges-after-posting-about-guilty-defendant-during-trial</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>facebook</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:21:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>YouTube - 1/3 Ron Paul presents &quot;Power to the Jury&quot; At Issue (NEFL)</title>
<description><![CDATA[In this OLD TV SHOW "At Issue" (from The National Endowment For Liberty), Ron Paul is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the power of the jury and to expose the Judge's dirty little secret.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Injunbilly]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Injunbilly]]></source><link>http://allamericanent.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/23/4952452-youtube-13-ron-paul-presents-power-to-the-jury-at-issue-nefl</link><guid>http://allamericanent.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/23/4952452-youtube-13-ron-paul-presents-power-to-the-jury-at-issue-nefl</guid><category>laws</category><category>education</category><category>judges</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>citizens</category><category>guilty</category><category>ron-paul</category><category>not-guilty</category><category>jury-nullification</category><category>national-endowment-for-liberty</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:25:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why Are Black People Excuse So Much From Sitting On Juries And Especially Cases When A Cop Has Killed An Un-Armed Black Man</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This has been on my mind for a while and I don't understand that in America, this is still a thing that is going on.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeisgood43]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[lifeisgood43]]></source><link>http://lifeisgood43.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/11/4658223-why-are-black-people-excuse-so-much-from-sitting-on-juries-and-especially-cases-when-a-cop-has-killed-an-un-armed-black-man</link><guid>http://lifeisgood43.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/11/4658223-why-are-black-people-excuse-so-much-from-sitting-on-juries-and-especially-cases-when-a-cop-has-killed-an-un-armed-black-man</guid><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>black-people</category><category>race-class</category><category>un-fair-history</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:56:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Student brought to court in chains in Houston for shirking jury duty </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[islandgirl-382087]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[islandgirl-382087]]></source><link>http://islandgirl2.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/28/4215978-student-brought-to-court-in-chains-in-houston-for-shirking-jury-duty</link><guid>http://islandgirl2.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/28/4215978-student-brought-to-court-in-chains-in-houston-for-shirking-jury-duty</guid><category>judge</category><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>contempt</category><category>summons</category><category>shirking</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:23:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama to skip jury duty in Cook County</title>
<description><![CDATA[The jury pool at a suburban Chicago courthouse will be short one highly qualified prospect this week.

President Barack Obama had been summoned for jury duty at the Bridgeview courthouse beginning Monday. The summons had arrived at the Obama home on Chicago's South Side.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/25/3806221-obama-to-skip-jury-duty-in-cook-county</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/25/3806221-obama-to-skip-jury-duty-in-cook-county</guid><category>white-house</category><category>chicago</category><category>politics</category><category>president</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>jury</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>cook-county</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:03:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>East Boston cat called to jury duty</title>
<description><![CDATA["Someone is getting called for jury duty...but it's no human.
A family is trying to figure out how their pet cat was summonsed for jury duty. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[krishna-167929]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[krishna-167929]]></source><link>http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/10/3738602-east-boston-cat-called-to-jury-duty</link><guid>http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/10/3738602-east-boston-cat-called-to-jury-duty</guid><category>cat</category><category>cats</category><category>humor</category><category>different</category><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>law-and-order</category><category>silly-gooses</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:21:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cat called for jury duty </title>
<description><![CDATA[A Boston family is trying to sort out an order to report to jury duty. Last week, Sal Esposito received a jury summons in the mail, but as it turns out, Sal is the family's cat. 
 
Owner Anna Esposito thinks she knows the source of the mix up.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redshadowwithgreenbackground]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redshadowwithgreenbackground]]></source><link>http://redshadowwithgreenbackground.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/09/3733416-cat-called-for-jury-duty</link><guid>http://redshadowwithgreenbackground.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/09/3733416-cat-called-for-jury-duty</guid><category>animal</category><category>court</category><category>cat</category><category>law</category><category>odd</category><category>odd-news</category><category>jury</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>pet</category><category>strrange</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Jan 2010 14:31:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tweeting, Texting in the Jury Box: A Danger to Fair Trials?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jury duty is bad enough, but imagine not being able to check your phone or e-mail to help relieve the boredom. That's the new rule in Michigan, where trial judges are now required to order jurors not to use phones or other electronic devices while in trial or in deliberations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodney-889389]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rodney-889389]]></source><link>http://magic3400.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/28/3689848-tweeting-texting-in-the-jury-box-a-danger-to-fair-trials</link><guid>http://magic3400.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/28/3689848-tweeting-texting-in-the-jury-box-a-danger-to-fair-trials</guid><category>jurors</category><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>texting</category><category>fair-trial</category><category>twitter</category><category>tweeting</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:59:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Jesus Christ Dumped From Jury Pool For Disruption | WUSA9.com | Washington, DC | </title>
<description><![CDATA[Court officials say a Birmingham woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty this week. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colorfulbug]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Colorfulbug]]></source><link>http://colorfulbug.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/03/3580095-jesus-christ-dumped-from-jury-pool-for-disruption-wusa9com-washington-dc</link><guid>http://colorfulbug.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/03/3580095-jesus-christ-dumped-from-jury-pool-for-disruption-wusa9com-washington-dc</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>jesus-christ</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>courtroom-drama</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:02:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Call to Jury Duty Strikes New Fear - Financial Ruin - NYTimes.com</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[TracyMar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TracyMar]]></source><link>http://tracymar.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3216816-call-to-jury-duty-strikes-new-fear-financial-ruin-nytimescom</link><guid>http://tracymar.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3216816-call-to-jury-duty-strikes-new-fear-financial-ruin-nytimescom</guid><category>economy</category><category>us-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>unemployed</category><category>loss-of-job</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Trial by selected jury</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jury duty is considered one of the most important duties a citizen can perform and a cornerstone of democratic society.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[alkimija]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[alkimija]]></source><link>http://alkimija.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/17/2940512-trial-by-selected-jury</link><guid>http://alkimija.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/17/2940512-trial-by-selected-jury</guid><category>world-news</category><category>jury-duty</category><category>prosecutorial-misconduct</category><category>jurory-selection</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:42:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>