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Valerie Hans

Valerie Hans

@jurygirl.bsky.social

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Cornell Law School professor working on torts, psychology & law, jury decision-making. Fan of Eagles, Steelers & Niners, which makes some games difficult.

Valerie Hans is an American legal scholar and psychologist. She is the Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and has been the editor of the Annual Review of Law and Social Science. Trained as a social scientist, her major areas of study are the jury system, jury reform, and the application of social science to law. .. more

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Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 9h

The anti-Eagles coverage on ESPN is outrageous! 🦅 Go Birds even if Troy Aikman diminishes you at every opportunity.

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Mayor Q @mayorq.bsky.social · 2d

Kansas City is happy to welcome you for the World Cup. I need to practice the languages of all our visitors like Dutch, Arabic, and more, but know all are welcome. We will see you this summer in Kansas City!

🇦🇷🇩🇿🇪🇨🇨🇼🇹🇳🇳🇱🇦🇹!!!

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shayrul @shayruldawn.bsky.social · 2d

#peaceprize
#tacos

Sign reads:

Free Nobel Peace prize with an order of shrimp tacos.

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 5d

Mike, kudos to you for teaching our students (and the rest of us) about Con Law in the News! Such an important contribution!

Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 5d

For years, I've begun each day of Constitutional Law with "Con Law in the News." It has been a semester like no other. Trump's transformation of the US into a racist and lawless authoritarian regime has provided a cornucopia of material for my class. I'll almost miss him if he ever leaves office. 👇

Teaching Constitutional Law During the Second (and Hopefully Final) Trump Administration

For many years now, I have started just about every day of my first-semester-first-year Constitutional Law class with 5-10 minutes of "Con L...

www.dorfonlaw.org

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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 5d

For years, I've begun each day of Constitutional Law with "Con Law in the News." It has been a semester like no other. Trump's transformation of the US into a racist and lawless authoritarian regime has provided a cornucopia of material for my class. I'll almost miss him if he ever leaves office. 👇

Teaching Constitutional Law During the Second (and Hopefully Final) Trump Administration

For many years now, I have started just about every day of my first-semester-first-year Constitutional Law class with 5-10 minutes of "Con L...

www.dorfonlaw.org

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 8d

One other benefit; research shows that serving on a jury increases a person's likelihood of engaging in other civic activities. So it strengthens democracy! Especially important now.

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 8d

In the US we leave it up to the judges themselves to decide whether they are biased. Rarely happens!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 8d

Great points!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 8d

Judges are human! Of course they experience bias. The selection process of jurors and the group nature of the verdict help to limit jury bias.

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 8d

Excellent article explaining why restricting jury trials is exactly the wrong thing to do in this moment when democracy is threatened.

River @riverlorien.bsky.social · 8d

"The reason trial by jury is so important is also the reason the authorities seek to restrict them: juries can think independently"

Jenrick has already pledged that a Tory govt would reverse 'Blair-era changes' that restrict ministerial involvement in judicial appointments.

Kenan Malik @kenanmalik.bsky.social · 8d

“Cutting ordinary people out of the judicial system, weakening the scope of jury trials, and leaning even more upon magistrates and judges, will reinforce a more technocratic system and only deepen public mistrust.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...

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River @riverlorien.bsky.social · 8d

"The reason trial by jury is so important is also the reason the authorities seek to restrict them: juries can think independently"

Jenrick has already pledged that a Tory govt would reverse 'Blair-era changes' that restrict ministerial involvement in judicial appointments.

Kenan Malik @kenanmalik.bsky.social · 8d

“Cutting ordinary people out of the judicial system, weakening the scope of jury trials, and leaning even more upon magistrates and judges, will reinforce a more technocratic system and only deepen public mistrust.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded | The Observer

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 9d

Good luck I hope you get to serve!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 10d

Adequate funding for the courts

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 10d

Worrisome. And grand juries don't hear from a judge or the defense. To make the grand jury an effective counter to prosecutorial overreach, we need to educate them about their power and consider appointing them a legal advisor.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10d

Again, we are at a point in history where “not getting political/partisan” means that you are choosing the side of the oppressor. It is not extremist to use your voice/platform to say “hey, actually immigrants make our nation better and the president’s edicts are unAmerican and not the law.” 3/x

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12d

🚨Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism. We must come together - cross party - to stop any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom
youtu.be/QdD9LaAN19A?...

Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy - We must fight any attempt to undermine it

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 12d

Juries were designed as protection against government overreach. Made for this moment!

[email protected] @francescrook.bsky.social · 12d

It’s not juries that are causing the decay in court buildings, the delay in court cases, the low pay of criminal lawyers, the shambles in court IT. Juries are the citizens’ protection against judicial and legislative over-reach.

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[email protected] @francescrook.bsky.social · 12d

It’s not juries that are causing the decay in court buildings, the delay in court cases, the low pay of criminal lawyers, the shambles in court IT. Juries are the citizens’ protection against judicial and legislative over-reach.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13d

November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025

Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 13d

Really interesting article, thanks for writing it. I'm gonna share it with my students in social science in law.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13d

I have a new piece up at @msnownews.bsky.social, on the recent NJ supreme court case banning shaking baby syndrome evidence, using it to discuss both the generally shoddy nature of all forensic evidence but also the legal profession's on-going refusal to confront our current data-driven world.

Opinion | New Jersey's ban on 'shaken baby syndrome' claims in court points up a larger problem in the legal system

John Pfaff: The state Supreme Court ruling underscores how thin empirical support is for much of the forensic evidence used in criminal cases.

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 13d

Take care!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 13d

Perfect for Torts class, @alahav.bsky.social !

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 14d

Agree! Urgent

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 15d

So true. He loved the Eagles losing

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 15d

Go Birds 🦅

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 15d

Agree!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 15d

Hilarious responses!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 15d

Is it possible to have too many books??

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 16d

Enjoy the follows!