DIRECT GOVERNMENT PUNISHMENT ABSENT JURY APPROVAL IS “ATTAINDER” by Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, ©2006 (Sept. 5, 2010) — Saint Crispin’s Day 2006 “Today, you are the law!” So begins Frank Galvin’s summation to the jury in the movie The Verdict. Galvin’s narration laconically illustrates to citizens in the jury box that their participation, inspection, deliberation, […]