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Fully Informed Jury Association Collection
1988-1997
1.25 linear feet
The
three boxes of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and other materials that
make up this collection were published about or by the Fully Informed Jury
Association (FIJA) on the topic of jury nullification. The material dates from the
time period 1988-1997.
Materials are in English.
The
Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA), an organization based in Helena, Montana, was formed in 1989 by Larry Dodge and Don
Doig with the declared mission to educate juries on their constitutional right to
judge the law. FIJA declares that the most critical function of a jury is not to
hand out punishment to fellow citizens, but instead to protect them from bad laws.
In this way juries can defend citizens from harmful government, as well as the
potentially harmful individuals being tried. The effect is most often termed jury
nullification, when a jury votes not to convict even if the facts in a case are
clear.
The
collection contains publications and clippings ranging from 1988 to 1997.
The first series contains
items published by FIJA, ranging from newsletters to pamphlets. The first box
contains FIJA’s national newsletter, the FIJActivist. These date from 1990 to 1996
and are nearly complete. The FIJA National folder contains materials published by
FIJA in Helmville as well as ads/public service announcements placed in various
publications. Other folders contain materials published by state-wide FIJA
chapters.
The second series contains a wide variety of published articles written about FIJA which
appeared in newspapers and other periodicals. The series is primarily newspaper
clippings that have been organized by subject. The Activism folder contains
clippings on FIJA and other jury nullification activists from around the United
States. The Activism: Arrests/Trials of FIJA members contains clippings on FIJA
activists who were arrested for their involvement in FIJA activities, most notably
Californian Jim Hansberger and Montana local Dixianne Hawks. The Far Right Fringe
folder contains clippings that discuss the FIJA's connection to radical right-wing
organizations such as the militia movement and neo-nazi activists. The Jury Rights
Day folder contains clippings about September 5th, the day state FIJA organizations
attempted to have each of their states proclaim a Jury Rights Day. The folder also
contains copies of several states’ gubernatorial proclamations concerning the day.
The Fully Informed Jury Legislation folder contains clippings about various states'
legislation concerning the Fully Informed Jury Amendment (FIJA), an amendment that
each state’s FIJA sought to pass that would require judges to inform juries of their
right to judge the law. The Media Coverage folder contains clippings of more general
information about FIJA reported on by journalists or guest columnists, and the
Rebuttals folder includes replies from FIJA activists, mainly Dodge and Doig,
refuting information appearing in news articles. Lastly, the Trial Coverage folder
consists of clippings pertaining to cases where jury nullification or jury-tampering
was an issue.
This collection has
been divided into two series:
Series I: Publications, 1988-1997
Series II: Clippings, 1989-1996
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and
Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of
Montana-Missoula.
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and
any other applicable statutes. Copyright not held by the University of Montana.
[Description of document], Fully Informed
Jury Association (FIJA) Collection, Archives and Special Collections,
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
The
chain of ownership of this collection is not documented.
The immediate source of acquisition of this collection is unknown.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Jurors--United States
Dodge, Larry, 1942-2012
Doig, Don
Series I
Publications
1988-1997 and
undated
0.5 linear feet
1/1
FIJActivist
Spring 1990 - Summer 1992
7 items
Newsletter of the Fully Informed Jury Amendment in Helmville, Montana. (later changed to
Newsletter of the Fully Informed Jury Association)
Keywords: Instruction to juries; Jury nullification;
Libertarianism
1/2
FIJActivist
Fall 1992 -
Summer 1994
5 items
Newsletter of the Fully Informed Jury Amendment in Helmville,
Montana. (later changed to Newsletter of the Fully Informed Jury
Association)
Keywords: Instruction to juries; Jury nullification;
Libertarianism
1/3
FIJActivist
Fall 1994 - Fall
1996
6 items
Newsletter of the Fully Informed Jury Amendment in Helmville,
Montana. (later changed to Newsletter of the Fully Informed Jury
Association)
Keywords: Instruction to juries; Jury nullification;
Libertarianism
1/4
FIJA National
1991 - 1996 and undated
Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA) Jury Rights Day,
September 5, 1991. Wanted.Helmville: FIJA, 1991.
Wright, Floyd A.
Law and Mental Reservations.1992.
(article submitted to FIJActivist, published Winter 1992)
Fully Informed Jury Association. Legislative Candidate
Endorsement Questionnaire.Helmville: FIJA, 1994.
True or False? When you sit on a jury, you have the right to
vote your conscience.Napa Sentinel, 1994.
Fully Informed Juries.Life Extension Report, 1994.
Decide the Facts and the Law! The Law in Your
Hands.Helmville: FIJA, 1995. (bagatorial)
Why We Need Fully Informed Juries. FIJA Fund
'96.Helmville: FIJA, 1996.
FIJA State Coordinator. Vol. 1, Issue 1.Helmville:
FIJA National, 1996.
[Untitled page photocopied from the FIJActivist, Outreach
issue].n.d.
FIJA Goes Statewide.n.d.
Jury Nullification. Judging the Law.Helmville: FIJA,
n.d.
[Business card titled "If You're Called for Jury
Service".]n.d.
True or False? When you sit on a jury, you have the right to vote your
conscience.Helmville: FIJA, n.d. (four copies;
information in each slightly different)
FIJA Primer.Helmville: FIJA, n.d.
[FIJA donation postcard.]Helmville: FIJA, n.d.
Doig, Don.
Ten Reasons Why Liberals and Progressives Should
Support the Fully Informed Jury Association
(FIJA).n.d.
Famous Quotes about Juror's Rights.Helmville: FIJA,
n.d. (postcard)
Master copy of FIJA Postcard. Recommend printing both sides of
4x6" index stock or other 10-12 pt. paper.n.d.
What is "FIJA"?n.d. [page 2, Jury Power Information
Kit]
[Photocopied sheet from the FIJActivist.]n.d.
FIJA. 1-800-835-5879. Informed...Juries? Yes! Yes! Yes!
Instructed...Juries? No! No! No!n.d.
The Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA).Helmville:
FIJA, n.d.
...Keep your friends from going to jail. Stop Court Tyranny
against Pro-Life Rescuers. You need to know that: if you are a
Jury Member:Helmville: FIJA, n.d.
I Want You to Get on a Jury and Stop the Drug
War.n.d.
True or False??Helmville: FIJA, n.d.
Vosburgh, William.
Grand Juries and the "Other
Function."Helmville: FIJA, n.d.
1/5
Related Organizations
1988 - 1997 and undated
Little Wonder Folks Resent Jury Duty.The Cedar Rapids
Gazette, 1988.
The Shootist. Official Newsletter of the Central Florida Rifle
and Pistol Club, Inc.Orlando: C.F.R. & P.C., Inc.,
1990.
Courtroom Putsch? Activists Want Jurors Told They Can Rule on
Law.Hillsboro: The Jury Education Project, 1991.
(photocopied articles from the Wall Street Journal)
S.I.L. Bulletin. Vol. 5, No. 1.Charlottesville:
Students for Individual Liberty, 1991.
Clark, David R.
Greetings to all Americans...Phoenix:
D. Clark, 1992. (letter)
Sammons, T.G.
[Pamphlet that begins "Billions of tax dollars
are wasted each year..."].1993.
DeVault, Jack.
The Waco Whitewash.San Antonio: Rescue
Press, 1994. (pamphlet featuring text from chapter seven of "The
Waco Whitewash")
Schultz, Daniel.
Can You Get a Fair Trial in
America?Milwaukee: JPFO, Inc., 1996.
The Big Boys.1997. (flier for public gathering)
Jury Rights Day.Ovid: n.d.
Fully Informed Jury Rights.New Plymouth: N.O.R.M.L.,
n.d.
Doig, Don.
New Hope for Freedom. Fully Informed
Juries.San Francisco: International Society for Individual
Liberty, n.d.
Students for Individual Liberty S.I.L. present Larry
Dodge.Charlottesville: Students for Individual Liberty,
n.d.
S.I.L. Public Service Announcement.Charlottesville:
Students for Individual Liberty, n.d.
Dodge, Larry, and Don Doig.
New Hope for Freedom. Fully
Informed Juries.Bencia: International Society for
Individual Liberty, n.d.
Stop Juror Intimidation by Colorado Judges!Parker:
Laura Kriho Legal Defense Fund, n.d.
Welcom to the Court House! You, the Juror.Tennent:
Libertarians of Monmouth County, n.d.
Spooner, Lysander.
An Essay on the Trial by Jury.Eureka
Springs: Christian Research, (reprint of chapter one of the original
1852 volume)
Olsen, Carl E.
What Is Jury Duty?Des Moines: n.d.
[Prepared and Researched for Coalition for Personal Rights (CPR)
& Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA)]
The American Jury. Celebrating 200 Years of Justice by the
People.Washington, D.C.: Association of Trial Lawyers of
America, Council for Court Excellence, 1991.
[Untitled list of sources on jury
nullification].n.d.
Prohibition Cannot Survive Juries.Anchorage: Action
Alert, n.d.
Recall Judge Sorte. Read Complaints of Official Misconduct,
Incompetence, Violation of Oath of Office. Sign Petition to
Recall Judge Sort.n.d.
Hope for Jury Nullification.Hillsboror: James Hazel,
n.d. (two copies)
The Jury Can Nullify Bad Laws! Protect Your Freedom. Stop
Gov't Lies!n.d. (postcard)
Good Idea! Know Someone on a Jury? Pass These Questions
on.n.d.
[Untitled letter which begins "This is a letter to Every
American..."].n.d.
Batcheller, Everett W.
Freedom.Palmetto: n.d.
Full Informed Juries...Grand & Petit. Rules for Grand
Juries.Scottsdale: We the People for Honest
Government-Dejure, n.d.
Smith, Donald G.
Freedom Is Not Elected.Scottsdale: We
the People for Honest Government-Dejure, n.d.
[Untitled poem.]n.d.
Four Things You Should Know if You Are Busted for
Drugs.Albany: The Hemp Coalition, n.d.
Constitution. Jury Peers.Victims of Court Abused Legal Systems
(V.O.C.A.L.S.), n.d. (two copies)
St. Louis Area Gun Owners of America.n.d.
For Immediate Release.n.d.
Betcha don't know...Gainesville: For the People
Grassroots - Gainesville, n.d.
The Fully Informed Jury. Why is it so important in criminal
law?Gainesville: For the People Grassroots -
Gainesville, n.d.
Bellinger, Lee.
Should Juries by Hamstrung by Bad Laws?
Sentinel readers can help revitalize America's justice
system.The American Sentinel, n.d. (two copies)
Just Say No to Unjust Laws.San Dimas: California
Libertarian Party, n.d.
Complete Jury Information!Irving: Texas Liberty
Association, n.d.
What is Jury Nullification?n.d.
1/6
FIJA Arizona
1992 - 1994 and undated
Trial by Jury: America's Cherished Heritage.Glendale:
FIJA, n.d.
Tompkins, Rick.
Wanted! Fully Informed Juries.Glendale:
R. Tompkins, n.d.
Legal Establishment Horrified! says Wall Street Journal (front
page, Jan. 4, 1991). Why?Glendale: Rick Tompkins,
n.d.
[Untitled page from "Cannabis Chronicle" listing names, phone
numbers, and addresses of various FIJA
chapters.]n.d.
Meeting.Rocky Mountain Libertarian Association,
n.d.
Arizona FIJA Journal. Vol. I, No. 4.Glendale: Arizona
FIJA, 1992.
Tompkins, Richard.
For Immediate Release--All
Media.Glendale: Arizona FIJA, 1994.
1/7
FIJA California
1990 - 1994 and undated
Osburn, Lynn, and Judy Osburn.
Jury Power.Hayward: FIJA California, n.d.
(two copies)
Trial Jurors: True of False?El Cajon: CAL-FIJA,
n.d.
Juries Can Stop Law Enforcement Brutality...El Cajon:
CAL-FIJA, n.d.
CAL-FIJA State Tour featuring Jim Harnsberger CAL-FIJA State
Coordinator.El Cajon: CAL-FIJA, n.d.
By It Enacted by the People of the State of
California.San Diego: San Diego FIJA Committee,
1990.
Now You Can Help Reinstate the Jury as the Citizens' Safeguard
of Liberty.CAL-FIJA, 1991.
Press Release. March 5, 1994.El Cajon: CAL-FIJA,
1994.
1/8
FIJA Colorado
undated
FIJA Alert. Larry Dodge in Colorado Last Week of
July.n.d.
1/9
FIJA Florida
undated
...Do You Know Your Power as a Juror?Gainesville: FIJA
Florida, n.d.
1/10
FIJA Idaho
1992
Idaho FIJActivist.Ketchum: Idaho FIJA, 1992.
1/11
FIJA Illinois
1993
Just Action. Newsletter of the Illinois Fully Informed Jury
Association. Vol. 1.Brookfield: FIJA Illinois, 1993.
2/1
FIJA Iowa
1993 - 1995 and undated
Gentlemen of the Jury.Des Moines: FIJA-Iowa, n.d. (two
copies)
The Iowa Jury.Des Moines: FIJA-Iowa, n.d. (two
copies)
The Jury's Secret Power.Des Moines: FIJA-Iowa, n.d.
(two copies)
FIJA-Iowa Jury Rights Day Celebration.Des Moines:
FIJA-Iowa, n.d.
Membership Form.Des Moines: FIJA-Iowa, n.d. (two
copies)
Brown, Franklin.
Memo to Prospective Jurors.Des Moines:
FIJA-Iowa, n.d.
Wanted. Trial Judges. No Experience Necessary.Des
Moines: FIJA-Iowa, n.d.
Fully Informed Jury Fall Conference.Des Moines:
FIJA-Iowa, n.d.
Black Hawk County Fully Informed Jury Association.Des
Moines: FIJA-Iowa, 1994.
Jurors in dark on their powers.Des Moines: FIJA-Iowa,
1994. (two copies)
'94 Midwest FIJA Conference. Tentative
Reservations.Des Moines: FIJA-Iowa, 1994.
House File 130. A Bill for...An Act relating to jury
instructions.Iowa Legislature, 1995.
Resolution of 1995.Des Moines: FIJA-Iowa, 1995.
FIJA-Iowa News. Newsletter.Des Moines: FIJA-Iowa,
1993-1995. (various issues from 1993 to 1995; originally titled
"Update")
2/2
FIJA Ohio
1990
FIJA News.Cincinnati: FIJA of Ohio, 1990.
2/3
FIJA Texas
1996
Texas Juror.Bellaire: Lone Star FIJA, 1996.
2/4
FIJA Utah
1995
The Utah FIJA Reporter. Newsletter.Riverton: FIJA of Utah, 1995. (two
issues from 1995; two copies of Spring 1995 issue)
2/5
FIJA Washington
1995 and undated
FIJA of Washington State Needs your Help!Spokane: FIJA
of Washington State, n.d.
The FIJA of Washington State Insider Report. No.
3.Spokane: FIJA of Washington State, 1995.
[Letter from FIJA of Washington State.]Spokane: FIJA
of Washington State, 1995.
2/6
FIJA Wyoming
undated
The Juror's Creed.Evansville: The Wyoming FIJA,
n.d.
Series II
Clippings
1989-1996
1.0 linear foot
2/7
Activism
1990 - 1996 and undated
Various press clippings on FIJA rallies, protests, and other
activities.
2/8
Activism: Arrests/Trials of FIJA members
1991 - 1995
Press clippings on the arrests and trials of various FIJA
members.
2/9
Activism: Drug Reform
1991 - 1995 and undated
Various press clippings on FIJA support for drug reform.
2/10
Far Right Fringe, Connection to
1991 - 1995
Various press clippings debating the FIJA's relationship with the Far
Right fringe such as the militia movement.
2/11
FIJA Editorials and Interviews
1990 - 1995 and undated
Articles and editorials written by FIJA members and published in
various periodicals, as well as media interviews with FIJA
members.
2/12
FIJA Political Candidates
1990 - 1994
Various press clippings on political candidates either supported by
or members of FIJA.
2/13
Fully Informed Jury Legislation
1989 - 1995 and undated
Press clippings on the introduction of a proposed fully informed jury
amendment in various state legislatures.
3/1
Jury Rights Day
1991 - 1996 and undated
Press clippings on Jury Rights Day celebrations as well as its
official recognition in various states.
3/2
Media Coverage
1990 - 1995 and undated
Various opinion columns and news articles about the history and
activities of FIJA.
3/3
Media Coverage: FIJA Rebuttals
1991 - 1995 and undated
Various responses from FIJA headquarters, refuting information in
news articles published about FIJA .
3/4
Trial Coverage
1990 - 1996 and undated
Various press clippings about specific trials where FIJA members demonstrated and/or
distributed pamphlets.