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DeSantis Offers Florida Asylum to Juror After Mistrial

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC · How we work

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DeSantis Offers Asylum

Governor Ron DeSantis offered the juror asylum in Florida after the juror helped cause a mistrial.
The juror, a Black man in his 30s, faced eviction after a $12,000 rent judgment during deliberations.
Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial following an 11-1 split after seven days of deliberation.
Lindsay Clancy pleaded not guilty to murder charges, with her defense citing postpartum psychosis.

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NBC Warned

NBC posted on X about a Massachusetts juror-protection law and received a Community Note warning.
Community Note explained the law can imprison anyone who “seriously alarms or annoys” a juror for up to ten years.
Retired judge Jack Lu called NBC’s report “unwise” amid what he described as a “trial by social media.”
Social media users flooded DeSantis’s X post with criticism, accusing him of politicizing juror safety.

History

Historical Context

In 1975 the U.S. Supreme Court, in Taylor v. Louisiana, struck down the practice of requiring women to opt-in for jury service, declaring it a violation of the right to a representative venire. The ruling overturned Hoyt v. Florida (1961), where only 220 women were registered compared with 68,000 men, cementing gender-neutral jury selection nationwide.

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DeSantis Offers Asylum

Governor Ron DeSantis offered the juror asylum in Florida after the juror helped cause a mistrial.
The juror, a Black man in his 30s, faced eviction after a $12,000 rent judgment during deliberations.
Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial following an 11-1 split after seven days of deliberation.
Lindsay Clancy pleaded not guilty to murder charges, with her defense citing postpartum psychosis.

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