Seven Jurors Just Reminded America Who Really Holds the Power

By: Benjamin Jealous

Outlets: New Jersey Urban News

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 730

Last Updated: 9 hours, 53 minutes ago

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Last week, Americans went to the polls to decide who should wield power in Washington. Twelve days before Election Day, seven Americans serving on a federal jury offered their own answer.

They listened to a mother describe how sheriff’s deputies killed her son. Then they held those deputies accountable.

Antonio “Tony” Garza Jr. was 44, a union mechanic and welder. He built his sister a nine-foot farm table. When his father became ill, Tony built …

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