Man Arrested for Promoting Jury Nullification Wins Federal Case

A man named Michael Picard was arrested for promoting jury nullification outside a Bronx courthouse in New York. However, a federal court has recently ruled that his free speech rights were violated by the arrest and booked him for telling passersby to “Google Jury Nullification.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit concluded that advocating general principles about jury nullification is protected under the First Amendment, as long as it’s done in a non-intrusive and non-disruptive manner unconnected to any specific trial.