Category: juror

Accused of Flirting, Juror Dismissed From Whitmer Plot Trial

JACKSON, Mich.—A judge has dismissed a young woman from the jury hearing the trial of three men in connection with a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after attorneys accused her of flirting with one of the defendants. Judge Thomas Wilson announced Friday that the woman has been removed from the jury, two…


Ghislaine Maxwell Juror Explains Why He Failed to Reveal Past Sex Abuse: He Was ‘Thinking About My Ex’

By Molly Crane-Newman From New York Daily News NEW YORK—The juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell case who failed to disclose that he was sexually abused as a child during jury selection had a bizarre explanation Tuesday for withholding the crucial information: He was distracted by a breakup. “We just sat there for three hours. I…


With Rogue Juror, Opioid Plaintiffs Face New Setback Most Foul

High-stakes lawsuits accusing drugmakers, distributors, and pharmacies of stoking the national opioid scourge have suffered two major recent setbacks, and now it looks like plaintiffs could be headed for strike three. Only this time the problem may be less a controversial legal theory than a freelance Miss Marple on the jury. In Cleveland, the jury…