“[T]he jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both law and fact.”

Maybe judges should mention this when charging the jury.

A forgotten pillar of republican government.

Hey, jim, efforts are underway to ensure that judges DO inform the jury of this fact: http://www.ibiblio.org/fija/fijabill.htm

This statement can be defined from both natural law and legal positivism. Both get a 5 star rating.