It appears there are still jury problems in the trial of the terrorist-supporting Holy Land Foundation.

The Dallas trial of a charity accused of financing Middle Eastern terrorists took a twist Wednesday when jurors indicated that a member of the panel was refusing to vote.

Jurors in the case against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development were called back into the courtroom of U.S. District Judge A. Joe Fish, who told panelists they had a duty to try to reach a decision.

The judge ordered jurors to resume their deliberations, which were in their ninth full day after a two-month trial.

This seems to be a major problem to me, and if you actually have a juror refusing to deliberate, that individual should be removed from the panel OR a mistrial declared and a new trial set. That the judge has failed to do so is troubling.

Frankly, I'm surprised this story didn't receive more coverage nationally -- but want to commend the Dallas Morning News for providing better coverage than the wire report above.

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