What hypothesis suggests that when the evidence is uncertain, jurors are “liberated” from the constraints imposed by the law and therefore feel free to take legally irrelevant factors into consideration?

a. The Jury Nullification Hypothesis
b. The Liberation Hypothesis
c. The Jury Hypothesis
d. None of these


b. The Liberation Hypothesis

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a. true b. false

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a. Do not limit inmates’ ability to file lawsuits. b. Require the payment of full filing fees in some instances. c. Impose harsh sanctions for filing frivolous or malicious lawsuits. d. Require that any damages awarded to inmates be used to satisfy pending restitution orders.

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