*Kyle Rittenhouse: at the very least guilty of reckless endangerment despite plausibly acting in self-defense* We know from studies that the presence of armed individuals in protests, strikes, riots etc increases the chances of violence tremendously. This is true currently and historically. And we know that the presence […]
Virtually everyone’s opinion on this case is based on their tribal affiliations not the facts of the case. You can almost predict what any individual might say based on what you already know about them, or what their stated affiliations are. By Jamala Rogers, LA Progressive In a […]
By Grayson Quay The Week While many anti-racist and police reform activists saw the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict as a defeat for their cause, courts have delivered the movement two victories this week that received far less media attention. Eric DeValkenaere, a former Kansas City police detective who fatally […]
By Brigid Kennedy, The Week The son of newly-exonerated Khalil Islam, who was wrongfully convicted in the 1965 assasination of Malcolm X, explained Thursday that while he’s happy a judge cleared his late father’s name, sadness nevertheless lingers. “It almost sounds casual to me that he’s been exonerated,” […]
By Brigid Kennedy, The Week Two men convicted of assasinating Malcolm X were exonerated Thursday afternoon, after a renewed investigation uncovered evidence that proved the men “were not involved with the killing and that “authorities withheld some of what they knew,” The Associated Press reports. The news comes […]
By Matt Taibbi and Matt Orfalea Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all six charges today, already causing a great exploding of heads in the pundit-o-sphere. Unrest wouldn’t be surprising. How could it be otherwise? Colleagues in national media spent over a year telling the country the […]
By Jack Phillips, Epoch Times Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense attorney Mark Richards said that his client, defense lawyers, and prosecutors have faced numerous death threats during the homicide trial. After a jury acquitted Rittenhouse, 18, of all charges brought against him, Richards told reporters after the verdict that “everybody […]
A Wisconsin jury has found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty in the homicide trial of the Illinois teenager who shot and killed two men and wounded a third at a protest last year.
By Clare Hymes, CBS News A jury on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges in the shootings of three men in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The jury who acquitted the teen was made up of seven women and five men. They had been deliberating since Tuesday morning […]
Co-host of Useful Idiots podcast and host of The Katie Halper Show, Katie Halper, discusses class solidarity amongst elites.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to the sentencing of ‘QAnon Shaman’ and January 6 rioter Jacob Chansley.
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Tiffany Hsu, New York Times KENOSHA, Wis. — The judge overseeing the Kyle Rittenhouse trial said on Thursday that a producer for MSNBC had followed a bus carrying jurors home from the courthouse the previous night. Judge Bruce Schroeder called it an “extremely serious […]
By Robert Mackey The Intercept Kyle Rittenhouse’s far-right defenders say he is not a murderer but a hero. The prosecutor says the protesters who tried to disarm him were the real heroes. The twelve jurors who will decide Kyle Rittenhouse’s fate began their deliberations on Tuesday in Kenosha, […]
By Ryan Lucas, National Public Radio Jacob Chansley, the self-styled “QAnon shaman” who became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol after storming the building in a fur headdress with horns, has been sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison […]
In a society fractured into warring tribes, “innocence” or “guilt” simply means, “Are you one of us or one of them?” By David French, The Atlantic If a jury acquits him, it will not be a miscarriage of justice—but an acquittal does not make a foolish man a […]
By Catherine Garcia, The Week The judge overseeing the trial of the men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed while jogging through a Georgia neighborhood, rejected a defense request on Monday for a mistrial. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, […]
By Joel Mathis, The Week Americans don’t want to overturn Roe v. Wade. A new Washington Post/ABC News poll indicates that 60 percent of U.S. adults want to see the abortion-rights precedent upheld, and a slightly higher number — 65 percent — believe that Texas’ new anti-abortion law […]
By Stephanie McCrummen Washington Post ARGYLE, Tex. — The vision had come as she was driving home from the Kroger, and it was so sudden and fully formed that Aubrey Schlackman began to tell people that “it was like God placed it in my head.” This was last […]
By Zachary Stieber Epoch Times An appeals court dominated by Republican-nominated judges was chosen at random Tuesday to deal with the flurry of lawsuits against the Biden administration’s private business COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was the winner of a lottery […]
Team Rising reacts to the charges against Steve Bannon.
Robby Soave details the final day of arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
By Caroline Reinwald, WSIN KENOSHA, Wis. —Protesters from both sides of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial argued outside the courthouse Tuesday, as the jury deliberated inside. The judge, the attorneys and Rittenhouse returned to the courtroom at about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. The jury said it wanted to break for […]
The defense has rested its case at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, and closing arguments are set for Monday. The Morning Joe panel discusses.
‘The Five’ panel react to Monday’s back and forth closing arguments between prosecution and the defense in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial
By Brendan Morrow, The Week Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been found liable for damages over his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. The far-right Infowars host, who was sued by families of Sandy Hook shooting victims, was found liable by default after he refused to turn over documents despite […]
Team Rising makes their predictions for Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial, including whether she will further implicate other associates of Jeffrey Epstein.
One-time Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon surrendered himself to law enforcement Monday, appearing for a hearing after he was indicted by a federal grand jury for defying a congressional subpoena.
The National Guard is activated in Kenosha, Wisconsin and the governor has authorized 500 troops to support local law enforcement in preparation for a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial.»
‘Big Saturday Show’ panel weighs in on what to expect from Monday’s closing arguments
By Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal The First? The Second? No, the 14th—the basis for every claim against a state government for violating individual rights. Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick say it’s time to assert its original meaning. What’s the most important amendment to the U.S. Constitution? The […]
BBC News A North Carolina man wrongly convicted of murder and imprisoned for 26 years has been granted a full pardon by the governor. Dontae Sharpe had fought to prove his innocence since his 1994 arrest. He was released from prison in August 2019. “My family’s name has […]
This prosecutor guy is a total idiot. What I don’t get is why the case was assigned to an assistant DA. Usually, the most serious cases are handled by the chief DA or even a special prosecutor, particularly high-profile cases like this one. Apparently, he has only been […]
By Robert MacKey, The Intercept A far-right political commentator appeared as a defense witness at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial. So why were questions about his political views shut down by the judge? JUDGE BRUCE SCHROEDER, who is presiding over the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, interrupted the lead […]
By Billy Binion, Reason Fanta Bility’s death has revived an under-the-radar debate about the doctrine of transferred intent. Two Pennsylvania teens are staring down first-degree murder charges after a bullet killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility outside of a high school football game in August this year. Neither Angelo “A.J.” […]
Kim Iversen breaks down what a Supreme Court consideration of vaccine mandates might look like.
Team Rising discusses media coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
Robby Soave details the latest developments in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.
For nearly a decade, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges has taught college courses in drama, literature, philosophy, and history within New Jersey’s prison system. In his latest book Our Class, Hedges reflects on his experience teaching a course at East Jersey State Prison, where his students began writing […]
NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports on Kyle Rittenhouse taking the witness stand in his own defense where he says that he came to Kenosha to “provide first aid” and that one of the men Rittenhouse shot fatally, Joseph Rosenbaum, was “threatening to kill him.”
Accused murderer Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand today in his own defense, trying to present a story of self-defense amidst danger. Rittenhouse is on trial after opening fire during a BLM protest and killing two protesters. In this legal breakdown, MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber
Paul Butler, a Georgetown University Law professor, Prosecution has to ‘dirty Rittenhouse up’ as they face ‘uphill battle’ in trial.
‘The Five’ panel discuss day seven of the Rittenhouse trial in which the judge admonished the prosecution multiple times
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with legal expert Channa Lloyd about the testimony of Kyle Rittenhouse trial, who sobbed and claimed self-defense.
When a judge gets that angry at one of the attorneys it’s usually a signal that particular attorney’s case isn’t going so well. By Caitlin Dickson, Yahoo News The Kenosha County, Wis., judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial clashed with the lead prosecutor several times during the […]
By Cara Castronuova Gateway Pundit This letter was written by Nathan DeGrave, one of the people who is being held in the Washington, DC jail because he participated in the January 6 protests, and details the horrific and inhumane treatment these political prisoners have had to undergo for […]
Team Rising reacts to a new round of high-profile subpoenas from the House January 6 Committee.
Robby Soave details a shocking new development in the case against Kyle Rittenhouse.
By Zachary Stieber Epoch Times The man who survived a gunshot wound by Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin last year said on Nov. 4 that he was pointing his gun at the teenager when the then-17-year-old shot him. Gaige Grosskreutz, who was one of three people shot by Rittenhouse during […]
By Chiara Eisner The State Many of those who helped execute people in South Carolina have never spoken publicly about their job’s toll, until now. The State spoke with 10 people involved in the work who described some of the consequences of their profession. The first time Craig […]
Krystal and Saagar make sense of the legal hurdles that the Biden administration’s federal vaccine mandate is currently going through now that a judge has blocked the executive order
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