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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....

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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....

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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.
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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

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 13, 2013 6 Comments

Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Georgetown student advocates death for Republicans over student loan rates And where have you been my darling young one? Florida transgender student barred from women’s room after anonymous complaint UNC-Chapel Hill Students Jump To Defend Mixed-Sex Dorm Rooms and Bathrooms I've stumbled...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 13, 2013 1,040 Comments
Well, here we are: Verdict Watch. The jury has been charged in Florida v. Zimmerman, and have begun their deliberations. The verdict form is here. Final Jury Instructions here. Last night they asked for an inventory list of the evidence--which makes sense given the dozens of witnesses and hundreds of exhibits. Now, we here at Legal Insurrection (and Law of Self Defense) are on stand-by ready to jump into action as soon as news emerges, whether that is the verdict itself or some lesser item. The video feeds located below the fold will be active when the broadcasters that control them feel there is something worth streaming.) In a breaking development, the Special Prosecutor's Office of Angela Corey has fired the IT specialist who blew the whistle on the prosecution's concealment of evidence:
State Attorney Angela Corey fired her office’s information technology director Friday after he testified last month about being concerned prosecutors did not turn over information to George Zimmerman’s defense team in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. On the same day attorneys finished their closing arguments in that nationally watched trial, a state attorney investigator went to Ben Kruidbos’ home about 7:30 a.m. to hand-deliver a letter stating Kruidbos “can never again be trusted to step foot in this office.”
The letter is here. (WAJ adds) This has been a dirty prosecution in so many ways, so no one should be surprised that as soon as the jury went into deliberations the retaliation began.

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 13, 2013 5 Comments

We noted several days ago the latest "who bombed it?" mystery, Did Israel just destroy Syrian depot holding Russian missiles? While answers remain sketchy, unnamed U.S. sources reportedly are pointing to Israel, via CNN: A series of explosions on July 5 at a critical Syrian port was...

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