Author

Thaddeus Hoffmeister

Thaddeus Hoffmeister

Thaddeus Hoffmeister is a law professor at the University of Dayton. He teaches courses related to criminal law, technology, and the jury. He also directs the UDSL Criminal Law Clinic where his students represent indigent clients charged with criminal offenses. Hoffmeister previously served as the associate dean for academic affairs.

COMMENTARY

Do unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump’s trials in the age of social media?

By: - September 9, 2023

As trial dates approach for former President Donald Trump’s indictments, both he and prosecutors are already claiming it will be hard to secure an impartial jury. Special counsel Jack Smith has said Trump’s public statements risk contaminating the jury pool for the charges he will face in a federal court in Washington, D.C., related to […]