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Re:Professor suspended for saying 那个 nà ge by gruez on Monday September 07, 2020 @02:39PM (#24401522)
>lawsuits

on what grounds?

>And the unpredictability of juries.

AFAIK if you're the defendant you can opt for trial by judge rather than trial by jury.

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Re:Professor suspended for saying 那个 nà ge by mariuolo on Thursday September 10, 2020 @02:20PM (#24435070)
> on what grounds?

Discriminations, of various genres.

> AFAIK if you're the defendant you can opt for trial by judge rather than trial by jury.

And in a civil trial you're going to need the other party to agree.

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