In all trials but especially in an emotionally-charged trial such as that of Derek Chauvin, it’s hard to say how a jury will think and what it will decide. That’s true even if you’re aware of the law and the … Continue reading →
I’ve been recommending Andrew Branca’s trial summaries at Legal Insurrection because I think they’re especially clear and yet detailed. Today he’s posted one about the court proceedings last Friday, and once again it’s the clearest article I’ve read about what … Continue reading →
Everybody knows that one of the clouds hanging over the Chauvin trial, tainting it even further, is the threat of violence if he isn’t convicted of some major crime. As commenter “J.J.” points out, however: If the mayor of Minneapolis … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker of Powerline has written a summary of the Chauvin trial so far; you can find it here. It’s well worth reading. I’ve followed the trial (mostly Branca’s daily summaries at Legal Insurrection) and watched a bit of it, … Continue reading →
This is a bit old because it’s a recap of last week’s developments in the Chauvin trial, but it has so much good stuff in it that I’m putting it up now anyway. My guess is that they’ll make a … Continue reading →
I don’t think you’ll find better coverage of the Chauvin trial than Andrew Branca’s work at Legal Insurrection. In the past, he’s covered all these racially-tinged trials involving police, as well as the Zimmerman trial, and he’s done so thoroughly … Continue reading →
Georgia passed a recent voting reform law that was criticized sharply by the Democrats and Biden; I wrote about it already in this post, so I’m not going to go into those details again. In retaliation, however, we have major … Continue reading →
We don’t have much information yet on this incident, but here’s a summary: A U.S. Capitol Police officer was killed and another injured after a man drove a car into a security barricade at the Capitol complex on Friday, Acting … Continue reading →
So far it seems that in the main they will be charged with trespassing: “There is a natural cycle to an event like this,” the defense attorney added. “People will say it was the end of the world, then things … Continue reading →
LA County’s DA George Gascón is going to be “downsizing” and “renaming” the Hardcore Gangs Unit of the office he heads, and the reason for his deicision is certainly not that there are fewer hardcore gang members in the LA … Continue reading →
The vote was a narrow 4-3, but the court found that Governor Evers needed legislative approval to extend the mandate. What opinion do you think the author of the AP article wants you to hold? Let’s look at the lede: … Continue reading →
This is very disturbing on so many levels:
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