💬 Opinion Oct 16, 2026 · Eugene Volokh

"If You Throw a Skunk into the Jury Box, You Can't Instruct the Jury Not to Smell It"

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Some colorful lawyer wisdom (see, e.g., Dunn v. U.S. (5th Cir. 1962)); I found versions of this in newspapers going back to 1931, though it may have been a familiar phrase even then.
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