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Re:Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3M check to US Gov... by tadfisher on Saturday June 08, 2024 @07:36PM (#40620870)
They will still go to trial, but they know they will not be able to get a jury to side with them. Thus a judge deciding the outcome is less risky, and there's a quirk in the court procedures that says "if there are no monetary damages, then you can't have a jury trial". So I would call this a hack.
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Re:Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3M check to US Gov... by paulddraper on Saturday June 08, 2024 @08:04PM (#40620966)
That's not exactly true.

A crime can always be tried, regardless of monetary damages.

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Re:Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3M check to US Gov... by tadfisher on Saturday June 08, 2024 @08:07PM (#40620977)
Nowhere did I say that isn't the case. A crime cannot always be tried _via jury_, though.
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Re:Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3M check to US Gov... by moi2388 on Sunday June 09, 2024 @08:35AM (#40624021)
Which in most cases would be a good thing since regular people don’t understand the law nor technical details whatsoever.

Only in the USA with your literally corrupt judges that would be a problem.

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Re:Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3M check to US Gov... by paulddraper on Sunday June 09, 2024 @12:44PM (#40625678)
Because it's irrelevant.

The jury decides guilt or innocence, and then the judge issues the sentence.

No need for step 1.

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Re:Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3M check to US Gov... by tadfisher on Sunday June 09, 2024 @03:20PM (#40626792)
In this case, the jury would also decide damages, including punitive damages above and beyond that requested by the prosecution.
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