Defendants worry that changes could remove chance of acquittal based on jurors’ consciences in defiance of the law Climate activists fear that delays to their cases may mean they lose the right to a trial before jurors, who are typically more likely to acquit them than a judge. Scores of defenda...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/21/uk-climate-activists-case-delays-trial-by-jury)