Pennsylvania Woman Fined $500 for Swearing In Court After Jury Assignment Legal Jury duty may not be for everyone, but one Pennsylvania woman now faces a $500 fine for audibly and explicitly voicing her displeasure at being chosen. Kathleen Port of Eerie, Pa., “audibly harrumphed the worst curse word of them all, then huffed and puffed her way to her seat in the jury box,” according to the Eerie News-Times . When lawyers told Judge Ernest DiSantis about what happened ...
July 25, 2013 - Opposing Views