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 →
No, Officer Sicknick didn’t die from a fire extinguisher to the head, thrown by Trump supporters on January 6th. Nor did he die from an allergic reaction to bear spray wielded by those same protestors. Here’s the actual story as … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I’ve previously written about the use of the phrase “deadly riots” to describe the Capitol incursion on January 6th, and how it has been employed in order to make it seem as though it was the rioters killing people or … 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 →