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Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 15, 2013 54 Comments

A California TV station and NTSB intern are facing more fallout today, after an embarrassing mistake led a KTVU anchor to read on-air the (obviously) fake pilot names of Asiana Flight 214.  That plane crash landed on a San Francisco runway on July 6th, killing...

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Posted by David Gerstman on July 15, 2013 9 Comments

Max Baucus, as noted here, was one of the senate's biggest proponents of ObamaCare. But shortly after he called the implementation of ObamaCare a "train wreck" in April, he decided not to seek re-election. (Baucus apparently believes that ObamaCare's biggest failing is incompetence, not impossibility. I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2013 95 Comments

Forgotten in the publicity surrounding the jury verdict in the case against George Zimmerman is that a perjury charge against his wife, Shellie Zimmerman, remains active. According to the State Court docket, the case is scheduled for trial August 21.  I have calls in to the prosecutors...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2013 153 Comments

One of the most popular liberal reactions to the finding that George Zimmerman was not guilty is to posit the question of how the case would have been treated differently if Trayvon Martin were white. The question always is answered by the author that the shooting...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 15, 2013 109 Comments
In the wake of Saturday's not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial, demonstrations to protest the outcome have erupted all across the country, with more scheduled Monday and throughout the week.  Most have been peaceful, others not so much.  We've collected a handful of tweets, photos and videos from some of them here. The @OccupyWallSt Twitter account tweeted a link to a list of Trayvon rallies in towns across the country. https://twitter.com/OccupyWallSt/status/356360022957109249 An excerpt from the page reads:
It has been decided: black life isn’t worth shit. Come together in force across the country tomorrow at 6pm. Let’s not ask for justice: let’s make it happen ourselves.
Another excerpt, this one from OccupyWallSt.org, reads:
No more divide and conquer. We stand for all. We stand in support of the family of ‪#‎TrayvonMartin and his memory. He did not die in vain. He was the 99% with promise and potential. Capitalism and Racism legitimize each other. We need something brand new and we need it now.
 Protests in Oakland/Los Angeles, CA. https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/status/356615914126462977 https://twitter.com/JohnAlstonABC7/status/356607038031269889

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2013 143 Comments

I'll be brief. I can't add much to what I've written the past 17 months about the facts, evidence, law, witnesses, lawyers, judges, politics, and media. So here you go: Despite the heated demands of powerful societal forces and the State, six women just said No, and thereby did justice. Amen....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2013 240 Comments

Really, Kirsten Powers? Really? https://twitter.com/kirstenpowers10/status/356480844384317440 After three weeks of hearing and watching the actual evidence in the case and reading the jury instructions, all I can do is shake my head in disbelief....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2013 467 Comments

I watched the verdict come while on a 5-hour flight delay at O'Hare last night.  Had there not been a delay, I would have missed it.  Funny how things work. What amazed me is that prior to the verdict, I heard numerous people talking openly about...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 13, 2013 141 Comments
The jury in the Zimmerman case reached a not guilty verdict this evening.  Legal Insurrection is following the reactions online as well as from demonstrators who have been outside the courthouse since deliberations first began. This post contains press conference videos of key people connected to the trial, photos of demonstrators outside the Florida courthouse, tweets/photos/videos related to current and scheduled “Justice for Trayvon” marches, verdict reactions from Twitter and embedded feeds for key Twitter hashtags. Follow/refresh this post for continuing updates. George Zimmerman's reaction as the verdict was read: Press conference with Zimmerman attorneys Mark O'Mara and Don West. Press conference with prosecutors. Florida State Attorney Angela Corey punts on a question about her office's firing of IT Director Ben Kruidbos on Friday, after his testimony last month that he had concerns prosecutors may not have turned over information to the Zimmerman defense team. Press conference with Trayvon Martin family. Press conference with Martin family attorney Ben Crump. Defense attorney Mark O'Mara also did an exclusive lengthy interview Friday with CNN's Martin Savidge, just after the jury first began deliberations.  You can catch key highlights and video of that interview at Defense Attorney Mark O’Mara Opens Up About Influence of Race & Politics in Zimmerman Case. ******** Verdict reactions from Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTraymartin9/status/356238887158431747 https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/356242431991234560 https://twitter.com/OccupyWallStNYC/status/356242016901939200

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 13, 2013 722 Comments
A verdict has been returned in Florida v. Zimmerman:

NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS

The State prosecutors, including the until recently rarely-seen Angela Corey, are currently providing interviews to the press, essentially re-arguing their catastrophically failed courtroom arguments. From this commentator's perspective, they are simply in complete denial and/or in full-blown CYA mode, no matter how often they say they respect the decision of the jury. It is also remarkable how frequently both Angela Corey and Bernie de la Rionda are explicitly re-affirming their support of the Second Amendment and self-defense--perhaps they sense the "seething rage, ill-will, spite, and hatred" they may well have engendered among the community of law-abiding gun-owners and CWL owners in Florida. Reactions from around the web can be found at this post: includes press conference videos of key people connected to the trial, photos of demonstrators outside the Florida courthouse, tweets/photos/videos related to current and scheduled "Justice for Trayvon" marches, verdict reactions from Twitter and embedded feeds for key Twitter hashtags. It will continue to be updated. The Prof. will have his post in the morning as he's stuck at O'Hare Airport now, but quickly adds:
The just verdict was reached. As I have said repeatedly, this was a case that never should have been brought. It's not too early to demand an inquiry into the prosecution of this case. Angela Corey should resign.
Watch live with Legal Insurrection on one of the two video streams below, as well as in the scrolling Twitter feed from selected contributors below. (My own tweets can be identified as coming from @LawSelfDefense.) https://twitter.com/JeffWeinerOS/status/356244577121873921 https://twitter.com/SonniAbatta/status/356242394406076416 https://twitter.com/TennisLaw/status/356236312082264065

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 13, 2013 433 Comments

The Zimmerman trial jury paused their deliberations at around 6:00PM EST to present Judge Nelson with a question: "May we please have clarification on instructions regarding manslaughter?" Nelson announced the question to the parties in open court, and has now recessed court 30 minutes to address the...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 13, 2013 3 Comments

NSA leaker Edward Snowden has not yet requested temporary asylum from Russia, after his appeal for assistance from human rights groups Friday. From the NY Times: Senior Kremlin officials said Saturday that Russia’s Federal Migration Service had not yet received a formal appeal for asylum from Edward...

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