Episode description

Our first guest will be Sonali Chakravarti who is a Professor of Political Theory at Wesleyan University who focuses on the importance of juries to democracy.  She is the author of the book Radical Enfranchisement in the Jury Room and Public Life and Sonali will discuss how to expand jury nullification.

Our second guest will be Retired Federal District Court Judge Gary Feinerman who left the bench two months ago to be a litigation partner at Latham and Watkins.  Gary presided over 48 jury trials, and I want to learn from Gary about what he learned watching juries from his vantage point as a judge.

Our third guest is David Stellings a law partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein.  David is one of the top class action lawyers in the country and represented the class in the famous VW Diesel Case, David will discuss the challenges working with a jury in complex civil litigation.

Our final speaker will be the What Happens Next film critic Darren Schwartz who will review the classic 1957 film 12 Angry Men and its continuing relevance to understanding the innerworkings of jury deliberation.There is much to cover so buckle up.