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Valerie Hans

@jurygirl.bsky.social

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Cornell Law School professor working on torts, psychology & law, jury decision-making. Fan of Eagles, Steelers & Niners, which makes some games difficult.

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Valerie Hans is an American legal scholar and psychologist. She is the Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and has been the editor of the Annual Review of Law and Social Science. Trained as a social scientist, her major areas of study are the jury system, jury reform, and the application of social science to law. .. more

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Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 3h

Nooooo I don't want two of my favorite teams playing each other in the wild card round!!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations Ilya!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 3d

45 minutes into the Jack Smith deposition, I lament that the damning evidence Jack Smith discusses was never presented in a public jury trial.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans wouldn't let Jack Smith testify in public. Instead they did it behind closed doors and released a transcript and video on New Year's Eve, hoping few people would notice.
They think it’s smart politics, but I think it’s one more attempt to cover up treason. History will agree with me.

Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6. riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3d

Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6. riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.

apnews.com

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 3d

That's my hometown!

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 3d

“The biggest disappointment of 2025 may well have been not what Trump did but how so many let it happen.” @sbg1.bsky.social reviews the year in politics.
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Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 3d

Wow those are dramatic earrings!

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 6d

Go Birds!

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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 6d

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

Think you can't make a difference?

Well, consider the 3.5% rule

"if 3.5% of a population protests against a regime, the regime will fail"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very

From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Valerie P. Hans

Brandon Lee Gowton @brandonleegowton.bsky.social · 10d

Cooper DeJean is NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career

www.bleedinggreennation.com/news/167003/...

Cooper DeJean is NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career

Philadelphia’s second-year defensive back is getting a lot of love this week.

www.bleedinggreennation.com

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 11d

So interesting! Kudos to you for pursuing the record.

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Valerie P. Hans

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 12d

It's 2025, and we're sharing bootleg 60 Minutes segments broadcast in other countries because our own country is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers, just as the Founding Fathers intended, of course.

Reposted by Valerie P. Hans

Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 12d

Brief on behalf of 1st Am experts in Simon v Ivey by @gshans.bsky.social, @profalankchen.bsky.social, @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social, Helen Norton & myself. We urge 11th Circuit to join other courts in recognizing an academic freedom exception to Garcetti rule.

cornell.app.box.com/s/73jpdps7yf...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13d

Don’t forget. Biden’s DoJ was investigating uncharged third parties in the Epstein files up until the last minute. Trump shut down the investigation, sent the files to DC, & fired the prosecutors. They went through them, redacted Trump’s name, then elected not to release them and closed the matter.

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 16d

Sorry to see that the jury convicted Judge Dugan. I didn't think the evidence supported a conviction.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16d

For those asking about sentencing, the 1505 charge carries a 5-year maximum, but Judge Dugan's guideline sentence will be much lower, because she's a first-time offender & there are mitigating factors. And of course, there will be an appeal before the conviction becomes final.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16d

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 17d

I want to read this book.

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 17d

What's hiding in some attorney-client retainer agreements?
Contingent fees should mean access to justice, but as you'll see, that's not always the case.

Reposted by Valerie P. Hans

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @eburch.bsky.social · 17d

What's hiding in some attorney-client retainer agreements?
Contingent fees should mean access to justice, but as you'll see, that's not always the case.

Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 19d

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you Minnesota! Go Birds!🦅

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20d

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 20d

Interesting reflections, Ilya! Thanks for sharing.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 21d

Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.

The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.

They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.

Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air

Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr

Valerie Hans @jurygirl.bsky.social · 22d

Personally I'd like to see the American jury as persons of the year.

Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 23d

all i'm saying is that there were better options

TIME
PERSON OF THE YEAR
SANDWICH THROWING GUY

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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 23d

all i'm saying is that there were better options

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23d

This tasty digestif to the Sandwich Guy case chews on each slice of the deliberations, tantalizingly giving readers a rich flavor of why jurors found the evidence so unpalatable and disgorged all charges against the defendant. Condiments to the reporter.