Summary: This debate will discuss the proper role of the criminal and civil jury in modern America and as understood at the Founding. It was held on January 5, 2017 during the 19th Annual Faculty Conference in San Francisco, CA. -- Luncheon Debate: The Past and Future of the Criminal and Civil Jury -- Prof. Renee Lettow Lerner, George Washington University Law School and Prof. Suja Thomas, University of Illinois College of Law. Moderator: Prof. Joshua Kleinfeld, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
