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Jury service boosts public trust in courts, but fewer Americans are serving

As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to fall, new research from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania finds that jury service is associated with more positive attitudes toward courts and judges—but that Americans' opportunities to serve are shrink...

Jury service boosts public trust in courts, but fewer Americans are serving
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As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to fall, new research from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania finds that jury service is associated with more positive attitudes toward courts and judges—but that Americans' opportunities to serve are shrinking as jury trials become increasingly rare.

Originally published at Phys.org

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