Today's Article: Supreme Court says unanimous verdicts required in state criminal trials for serious offenses
From: CNN
Readability Score: 14.9
The right to a jury trial has been a cornerstone principle of individual rights for centuries in the Western world. But can a majority decide, or is a conviction only valid if the decision is unanimous? The Supreme Court recently decided, in a split vote, that unanimity is required for serious cases. Learn more about this decision, and some factors behind it, in today's article. Then study more about the slow struggle toward full equality in izzit's The U.S. Constitution & Black History.
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Today's Alternate Article: Bitter Taste for Coffee Shop Owner as New $600 Jobless Benefit Drove Her to Close
Readability Score: 9.9
From: CNN
Readability Score: 14.9
https://www.izzit.org/events/index.php
Readability Score: 9.9
