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title: 'Argument for the Jury Law'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'David Scott'
date: 1834-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/scott-1834-argument-for-the-jury-law
---

# Argument for the Jury Law

1834 Reformed Presbyterian Synod minutes defending a ban on jury service as sinful, arguing the U.S. Constitution is morally defective and jurors identify with the national government.

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