Church member should be excluded from jury

Church member should be excluded from jury

A prospective juror who is a member of a Roman Catholic diocese being sued in a sexual abuse case should be excluded for cause, the Supreme Court of Vermont has ruled.  She was very likely to be aware of the bishop’s assessment of the financial risk of the litigation, raising concern that churches, including hers, could be lost, the Court said.

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