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Just as juries that ignore the evidence to reach a verdict contrary to the law engage in “jury nullification,” judges that substitute their policy preferences for those of elected legislators commit “judicial nullification” by striking down democratically enacted statutes by judicial fiat. Two recent decisions by the Georgia Supreme Court are textbook examples. These decisions, overturning medical malpractice caps on noneconomic damages and overriding the federal ban on tort suits against vaccine makers, ignore prior precedent, statutory language, and limitations on judicial authority....

Strategy on the part of the prosecution, basically it's cut and dry that he just did not comply? >> that's exactly what prosecutors aim to do, abby, in any trial. you want to keep it all facts, all simple, all straightforward for the jury. they're anticipating steve bannon's defense of i meant to comply or at least negotiate. their response from the prosecution is, well, then why didn't he? why did he never actually engage and negotiate with the committee? why are we here nine months later and he never produced a shred of documentation? so i think that was an effective line of argument and it'...

You expect here? >> well, as the reporter said, the judge excluded almost all of his defenses, the bogus idea, for example, that he had an executive privilege, even though he's a private citizen. so, it's going to probably be a pretty short trial, i think. there's not a lot of factual proof that needs to be put in at this point. >> you brought up something interesting talking about this case, and that's jury nullification. i don't think most folks even know what that is, so explain what that is. and it's so rare. the defense team is trying to say you can't get an unbiased jury because people h...

This country in terms of respect and accountability under the rule of law, i just think it is a big risk to not do it. there may be jury nullification. there might be somebody on the jury that is a trump supporter and they refuse to convict, but i think that's a risk that we have to take under the laws of this country. >> well, and the public pressure for accountability now transcends a right, left paradigm. i mean, it really -- and the committee laid out more evidence of the coordination between trump and the extremists. i want to play it for you, katie. this is congresswoman murphy. this is ...

A TikToker says she refused to serve Jury Duty after she received a summons due to "extreme emotional distress" from Roe v. Wade.