Legal Opinion
Patrick Shea v. County of Rockland, Rockland County Health Center
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 21, 1987No. 507, Docket 86-7747PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Jury service is an important federal function because it is a jury that historically has reflected the commonsense judgment of the community; it is the jury that serves as a counter to the exercise of arbitrary power. See Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522, 530, 95 S.Ct. 692, 697, 42 L.Ed.2d 690 (1975). But because some employers are hostile to the idea of their employees serving as jurors and threaten, harass or even discharge those who accept jury duty, Congress enacted the Jury System Improve- merits Act of 1978, Pub.L. No. 95-572, 92 Stat. 2456 (codified as amended…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Watt v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Landreth Timber Co. v. LandrethSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Ira W. Madison, and United States of America, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee v. Commonwealth of Virginia, and R. Riter, A/K/A R. Ruter, Ccs Chairman Karen Polinsky Duncan Mills D.J. Armstrong Gary Bass, Chief of Operations, Ccs Lewis B. Cei, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Incorporated the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Coalition of Prison Chaplain Associations, Amici Supporting Ira W. Madison, and United States of America, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gary L. Bass, in His Official Capacity as Chief of Operations of Offender Management Services for the Virginia Department of Corrections Louis B. Cei, in His Official Capacity as Special Programs Manager for the Virginia Department of Corrections Duncan Mills, in His Official Capacity as Central Classification Supervisor for the Virginia Department of Corrections Commonwealth of Virginia, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Incorporated the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Coalition of Prison Chaplain Associations, Amici SupportingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- JUROR 157 v. CorporateDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1989
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