The recent Michigan school shooting was a terrible crime that resulted in the death of four high school students. It was terrible in a host of ways, first and foremost of course that result. But it was also terrible in … Continue reading →
Those of you who aren’t from New England may be unaware of Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire. It’s an ignorance for which you are hereby wholly forgiven, because she usually presents as the most bland and boring of … Continue reading →
Here’s a good (and quite thorough) article on that topic [hat tip: commenter “AesopFan”]. However, I doubt it would convince many pro-abortion partisans. They want what they want, and the ends justify the means. Rule of law is only necessary … Continue reading →
Yesterday the Court heard arguments on a Mississippi abortion law in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, but the decision won’t be handed down till this spring. I don’t often write about SCOTUS oral arguments and make … Continue reading →
Does it seem as though there have been a great many high-profile trials lately? That’s because there have been. And the latest involves actor Jussie Smollett. He originally claimed to be a victim of a racial hate and homophobic crime. … Continue reading →
I had to think a moment before I remembered what that case is about. It’s the tragic situation in which a veteran police officer named Kim Potter thought she was reaching for her taser (yelling the warning “Taser, taser, taser!”) … Continue reading →
Where does Kyle Rittenhouse go to get his reputation back [see *NOTE below]? There’s a group of Arizona State students who have discovered that Kyle Rittenhouse was enrolled in some online ASU courses, and are incensed by this terribly distressing … Continue reading →
As soon as it was revealed that the Waukesha mass murderer was a black career criminal who hated white people, it was a no-brainer to state that the huge story would fade from view as quickly as possible and that … Continue reading →
….watch this. It’s long, but you can get the gist of it by watching only some of it. The video was made shortly before the verdict was announced. I do suggest you watch 1:08:10 to 1:12:37 (that’s just four and … Continue reading →
A little late, I’d say. But the MSM, as fully expected, is busy minimizing the crime in Waukesha with their usual clever use of language, referring to it repeatedly and widely as an “accident” or a “crash” (which seems to … Continue reading →
The verdicts are as follows: Travis McMichael (who actually shot Arbery) guilty on all counts, including malice murder, and the rest are guilty of various types of felony murder. You can read the details at the link. As I’ve written … Continue reading →
I previously knew only the bare bones of the Arbery case and hadn’t followed it at all closely. But here’s what Andrew Branca has to say at Legal Insurrection about the closing arguments (also please read this from Branca). In … Continue reading →