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Measure Fails that Could Have Aligned Oregon with the Rest of the Country

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By: Kaitlyn Chomin
Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy

In January 2019, a change to the Louisiana Constitution went into effect after Louisiana residents voted to amend the Constitution to no longer allow nonunanimous juries.[1]  This action left Oregon as the only state that allows such verdicts.[2]  Continue reading “Measure Fails that Could Have Aligned Oregon with the Rest of the Country” →