The medieval origins of trial by jury / by Leonard W. Levy
The colonies embrace trial by jury / by Francis H. Heller
The Constitution threatens trial by jury / part I by "Federal Farmer" ; part II by the Pennsylvania delegation minority
The Constitution does not threaten trial by jury / by Alexander Hamilton
States must provide jury trials for serious crimes / by Byron R. White
The Supreme Court allows smaller juries / by Randolph N. Jonakait
The Supreme Court allows majority verdicts in state trials / by Jeffrey Abramson
Peremptory challenges cannot be used to create a racially stacked jury / by Lewis Powell
The jury system promotes democracy / by Alexis de Tocqueville
Juries must judge the validity of the laws / by Lysander Spooner
Juries should not be abolished in civil cases / by Paula DiPerna
The criminal jury should be abolished / by Michael Lind
The criminal jury system is the best means to secure justice / by Barbara Allen Babcock
Appendix. The origins of the American Bill of Rights ; Supreme Court cases involving the right to a trial by jury.