By now you almost certainly know that Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts. But this case was decided long ago – probably even before Chauvin encountered Floyd on that fateful day, culminating in the death of the … Continue reading →
…but it hasn’t been announced yet. I will update when it has been, which should be within the hour. [UPDATE 7PM: I wasn’t home and at my computer when the verdict was announced. I commented on it briefly in this … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Kate.”] Jonathan Turley is covering this development through his Twitter feed, so I’m going to post some of his tweets on it. The summary version is that Chauvin’s defense lawyer Nelson raised the issue of Waters’ prejudicial … Continue reading →
…have been happening today. You can find commentary at Legal Insurrection. Andrew Branca’s first post about it is here, but he wrote that prior to the beginning of the closing arguments. A live YouTube video of the proceedings can be … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] For the moment, we seem to have dodged the court-packing bullet, because the Democrats don’t quite have the votes to pass it. But I believe it’s only a temporary reprieve. The Democrats are … Continue reading →
Evidence of a sadly-familiar sort about 19-year-old Indianapolis shooter Brandon Scott Hole is emerging : McCartt said during a Friday afternoon news conference that they had responded to Hole’s home last year after reports of a man voicing suicidal ideas, … Continue reading →
There is virtually no question in my mind that the Democrats want to control SCOTUS. The only unknown is if and how they will accomplish it. Today, as promised, Democrats introduced legislation to pack the Court and increase the number … Continue reading →
I’m no trial law expert, but it seems to me that certain proceedings in the Chauvin trial have been highly unusual. They would be strong grounds for appeal – in a sane world, that is. I don’t think that’s the … Continue reading →
Now we get some new information on Daunte Wright and his previous encounters with the police: Daunte Wright had an open warrant related to an armed-robbery case against him when he was shot dead Sunday by a cop who claimed … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Also please see the ADDENDUM below for an update on the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha.] That was quick. The charge against Potter is second-degree manslaughter, and at the link you can see the ways in which the statute … Continue reading →
The Rasmussen poll is here: Most voters say it’s more important to prevent cheating in elections than to make it easier to vote and, by more than a two-to-one margin, they reject claims that voter ID laws are discriminatory. The … Continue reading →
I had originally theorized that the female police officer who shot Daunte Wright, having mistaken her gun for a laser, was a rookie making a rookie mistake. Wright’s killing has precipitated rioting in the area, a suburb of already-riot-ravaged Minneapolis. … Continue reading →