Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “Nullification is not a "defense" recognized by law, but rather a mechanism that permits a jury, as community conscience, to disregard the strict requirements of law where it finds that those requirements cannot justly be applied in a particular case.” ~ David L. Bazelon (1909-1993) Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitSource: U.S. v. Dougherty, 473 F. 2d 1113, 42 (dissent) (1972).