Jury Duty: What To Expect When You Get That Summons

<p>On this episode, you've been summoned to learn about jury duty. Do the reasons some people want to avoid jury duty have merit? How do you even get on a list to get summoned to begin with? What should you expect with you get summoned to serve? And should you embrace this <i>particular</i> opportunity to participate in the democratic process? (Spoiler alert: We really think you should!)</p><p>Our guest is <a href="https://www.wesleyan.edu/academics/faculty/schakravarti/profile.html" target="_blank">Sonali Chakravarti</a>, professor of government at Wesleyan University and author of <a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/R/bo42738732.html#:~:text=With%20Radical%20Enfranchisement%20in%20the,their%20use%20should%20be%20revived." target="_blank"><i>Radical Enfranchisement in the Jury Room and Public Life</i></a><i>.</i></p><p>Love the podcast? Make a donation to support it! <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2?3651.donation=form1&df_id=3651&mfc_pref=T&s_src=cye2020&s_subsrc=website&utm_campaign=Civics%20101%20CYE%202020&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=Donate%20Button&_ga=2.32765374.1853604747.1679935466-257406373.1676562912&_gl=1*1215dng*_ga*MjU3NDA2MzczLjE2NzY1NjI5MTI.*_ga_WW21GLDX27*MTY3OTkzNTQ2Ni4xMS4wLjE2Nzk5MzU0NjYuNjAuMC4w" target="_blank">Click here to chip in</a> - we can't do what we do without listeners like you! </p><p>Check out Outside/In presents: The Underdogs <a href="http://outsideinradio.org/the-underdogs" target="_blank">right here</a>!</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://barprephero.com/confessions-of-a-juror/#lying" target="_blank">Here's that survey</a> about why Americans lie to get out of jury duty</li></ul><p>Links related to the O.J. Simpson case: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-consultant-helped-select-the-jury-that-acquitted-o-j-simpson-she-has-been-working-for-the-rittenhouse-defense/" target="_blank">A consultant helped select the jury that acquitted O.J. Simpson...</a> - The Seattle Times</li><li><a href="https:/