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The COVID Effect Part 2: Measuring the Impact on Juror Perspectives

Mar 19, 2021
David C. Bartholomew
Dr. Dennis Devine, Dr. Dennis P. Stolle, Hillary Abraham, Trisha Volpe
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By Dennis Devine, Dennis Stolle, Trisha Volpe, & Hillary Abraham Jury trials are starting up again—but the world has changed. ThemeVision recently conducted a national survey of 532 U.S. adults to assess the impact of COVID and other 2020 events on civil juries. We previously reported that about half the people we surveyed said they … more »

About Half: New Data on COVID and Jury Pools

Feb 10, 2021
Dennis J. Devine, PhD, MJ
Dr. Dennis Devine, Hillary Abraham, Publications
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ThemeVision’s Nationwide SurveyThemeVision is a litigation consulting firm that counsels clients on jury decision making and conducts jury research in cases around the country. We obtained a diverse, national sample of responses from 532 U.S. adults (locations shown above). Our questions fell into several buckets: Demographics, Health-related behaviors and contracting COVID, Willingness to serve as … more »

‘War Room’ Safety – Staying safe in your team work space at trial during the COVID pandemic

Nov 20, 2020
Trisha Volpe, JD
ThemeVision Focus, Trisha Volpe
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The COVID-19 pandemic has moved much of the business of courts around the country online. Some courts are continuing to delay and even shut down jury trials completely. Here are a couple of recent examples noted by my ThemeVision colleague Dennis Stolle. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6733824625433751552/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6733067875273240576/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6735555771460849664/ But trials – in-person trials or some combination of virtual … more »