Supreme Court Case Pits Catholic Bishops Against Republicans
Catholic bishops are urging the Supreme Court to make a decision that could upend thousands of cases.
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case challenging Florida's use of six-person criminal juries, with religious leaders on the side of the Catholics. Hamed Kian, a convicted chiropractor, argues that a six-member jury violates his Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has filed an amicus brief supporting Kian, arguing that the original meaning of the Constitution requires a 12-member jury.
Florida maintains that Williams v. Florida, a 1970 Supreme Court decision, legally upholds the six-person jury system.
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