The Declaration
Jennifer's Laws
The People's Declaration of Rights and Demand for Accountability. Every law below links to its own full explanation.
Start Here
Summary of Jennifer's Laws
The complete framework, condensed into one page.
Then ReadAnswering the Objections
The expected counterarguments to the J-Laws — addressed and dismantled.
Table of Contents
I. The Ten Foundational J-Laws
- J-Law 1 Full Accountability; No Judicial Immunity
- J-Law 2 Reasoned Rulings Required
- J-Law 3 The Fully Informed Jury
- J-Law 4 The Right to Record
- J-Law 5 Time Is Property
- J-Law 6 End the Presumption of Judicial Impartiality
- J-Law 7 No Titles of Nobility in the Courtroom
- J-Law 8 Abolish the Appellate Trap; Hold Judges Personally Liable for the Full Cost of Correction
- J-Law 9 Judicial Review by the Parties
- J-Law 10 Truth-in-Litigation Penalty
II. Judicial Accountability & Liability
- J-Law 11 End Sovereign Immunity for the State and Government
- J-Law 12 Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Affidavit
- J-Law 13 Publication of Judicial Philosophy & Reversal Rates
- J-Law 14 End Judicial–Attorney Social Entanglement
- J-Law 15 Mandatory Ethics Examination
- J-Law 16 Judicial Voir Dire
- J-Law 17 Jury Oversight of Judicial Conduct
- J-Law 18 The Judicial Competency Challenge
- J-Law 19 Judicial Term Limits
III. The Power and Role of the Jury
IV. Rights and Equal Standing of Self-Represented Litigants
- J-Law 26 Compensation for Pro Se Litigants
- J-Law 27 Pro Se Work-Product Privilege
- J-Law 28 Equal Participation in All Conferences and Communications
- J-Law 29 Codify the Rights of the Self-Represented
- J-Law 30 A Specialized Bench for the Self-Represented
- J-Law 31 The Right to Take Notes at Your Own Deposition
- J-Law 32 The Judicial Commitment to Rights and Impartiality
- J-Law 33 The Courtroom Equality Statement
- J-Law 34 An End to Forced Deference
- J-Law 35 The Lawyers' Game Binds Only Lawyers
- J-Law 36 The Right to Choose Your Own Representation
V. Equal Access to Information, Education & Resources
VI. Transparency & Public Oversight of the Courts
VII. Fair Process and Procedure
- J-Law 48 Proposed Orders Three Days Before Hearing
- J-Law 49 Withdrawing Attorneys Must Remove Themselves as Service Contacts
- J-Law 50 The Judge States Their Thinking First
- J-Law 51 Judges Must Ask Questions
- J-Law 52 Protection of Discovery Materials
- J-Law 53 Incremental Litigation; the "Is This Sufficient?" Check-In
- J-Law 54 Judges Must Hear Victim-Impact Statements
- J-Law 55 Equal Application of the Rules