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Supreme Court will decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors, in Florida case

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Supreme Court will decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors, in Florida case — WPBF West Palm Beach, Boca Raton Community news
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12. The case puts a Florida chiropractor convicted of practicing with a suspended license in an unlikely leading role in a constitutional clash.

Source: WPBF West Palm Beach

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