You Be The Jury

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This website provides case details and asks you to act as jurors and render a verdict. It was designed to allow attorneys to test their theories prior to trial to see how potential jurors might react. It appears to be defunct, as the three cases posted, are the only one ever available. However, it is a useful exercise to review and render a verdict for the three cases that are there.

http://www.legalvote.com/

UPDATE: It used to be that even though the cases were closed, you could still review the case summaries and evidence. It looks like they've taken that down. There is still one case left to evaluate:

http://www.legalvote.com/worth/worth11139.phtml 

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