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There are strict rules in place for what jurors may or may not do to aid them in deliberation during criminal trials, and these rules vary from state […]

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The lost Manichean religion codified the idea that life is a battle between the forces of ultimate good and ultimate evil. A mere 2,500 years later we’ve begun to realize there’s […]

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Life can be counter-intuitive. Case in point: the country that leads the international call for human rights also maintains the largest prison population. But that’s a good thing, right? Apparently […]

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A work of fiction written by a person charged with a crime can be used against the author in court. So says a new decision from the Michigan Supreme Court, which […]