United States v. Brown

A juror who claims divine revelation as the basis for a verdict can be properly dismissed because allowing such verdicts would undermine the justice system’s reliance on evidence and law.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 28, 2026
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United States v. Brown (2020).
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United States v. Brown [2020] — A juror who claims divine revelation as the basis for a verdict can be properly dismissed because allowing such verdicts would undermine the justice system's reliance on evidence and law. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/brown/, accessed April 18, 2026).
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Year: 2020
Holding: A juror who claims divine revelation as the basis for a verdict can be properly dismissed because allowing such verdicts would undermine the justice system's reliance on evidence and law.
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United States v. Brown is a Free Exercise case in 2020. The court held that a juror who claims divine revelation as the basis for a verdict can be properly dismissed because allowing such verdicts would undermine the justice system's reliance on evidence and law.