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Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 11, 2013 6 Comments

The main organizer of the annual DEF CON conference – an event for hackers, security professionals and subject academics - has asked that federal employees stay home this year, in the wake of recent revelations and lingering questions about the domestic surveillance policies of the...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 11, 2013 704 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, below. The State is scheduled to begin its closing argument at 1:30PM today, and the defense tomorrow morning. By tomorrow afternoon the jury should have been charged and begun their deliberations. [caption id="attachment_58364" align="alignnone" width="500"]Judge Nelson, Florida v. Zimmerman Judge Nelson, Florida v. Zimmerman[/caption] We covered this morning's charging hearing here:

Zimmerman Trial Day 13: Live Video, Analysis of State’s Closing Argument

And posted up a general overview of the various jury instructions here:

Zimmerman Trial: The Jury Instructions

We also have brief summaries of the previous day's events Zimmerman Defense Rests, Closing Statements Start Tomorrow along with links to more detailed posts below the second video feed at the bottom of this post. In addition, last night Professor Jacobson posted an analysis of the racial politics driving the Zimmerman prosecution, here:

Racial politics supported by State power come down on George Zimmerman

Also, a quick note, in thanks to the Professor and all of you I've put in place a 10% discount/free shipping coupon for Legal Insurrection followers interested in "The Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition"--use code LOSD2-LI at checkout.

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Posted by Andrew Branca on July 11, 2013 64 Comments

Breaking:  Charge on Murder 3/Child Abuse is denied by Judge Nelson This morning the Court in Florida v. Zimmerman conducted a hearing to finalize the instructions that will guide the jury on arriving at a verdict. While some of the instructions were long-expected and raised little...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2013 19 Comments

I have long predicted that the central, yet in some ways least debated, issue in the Gang of 8 bill was the pathway to citizenship. There was unanimity on the Democratic side, but not on the Republican side.  Democrats repeatedly threw down the gauntlet that no...

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Posted by Andrew Branca on July 11, 2013 591 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, below. This morning is the charging conference, in which the State and defense will argue about the specific charges on which the jury is to be instructed. The options are second degree murder, manslaughter, and aggravated assault. The defense wishes a charge only on second degree murder, the State prefers the latter two charges also be considered. The State is scheduled to begin its closing argument at 1:00PM today, and the defense tomorrow morning. By tomorrow afternoon the jury should have been charged and begun their deliberations. We also have brief summaries of the previous day's events Zimmerman Defense Rests, Closing Statements Start Tomorrow along links to detailed more posts below the second video feed at the bottom of this post. [caption id="attachment_58318" align="alignnone" width="500"]George Zimmerman with Don West stating no more witnesses Defense attorney Don West and George Zimmerman[/caption] In addition, last night Professor Jacobson posted an analysis of the racial politics driving the Zimmerman prosecution, here:

Racial politics supported by State power come down on George Zimmerman

Also, a quick note, in thanks to the Professor and all of you I've put in place a 10% discount/free shipping coupon for Legal Insurrection followers interested in "The Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition"--use code LOSD2-LI at checkout.

Live Stream Video

WITH COMMENTARY FROM CHANNEL 9 IN SANFORD [For live-stream video without commentary, see NBC live feed at bottom of this post.]

Twitter Feed:

(My tweets can be identified as coming from @lawselfdefense, or @lawselfdefense2 if I'm in Twitmo--follow both!.)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2013 27 Comments

I urged Liz Cheney to run for Senate against Mike Enzi the other night because I didn't like the sense of entitlement exhibited by his supporters, Run, Liz Cheney, Run. I noted that I had nothing against Enzi, and that I didn't know much about him. In...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2013 4 Comments

From Carroll, with the subject line "Even in Tuscon." There are still a few conservatives in Tucson.  ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2013 201 Comments

I have a really bad feeling about the Zimmerman verdict. Logically, it should be a slam dunk of "Not Guilty" on all charges, since the evidence clearly shows Zimmerman was acting in justifiable self-defense as he was being beaten by Trayvon Martin. Or at least there...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 10, 2013 355 Comments

The defense team continued on what is expected to be the last day of their presentation of their case. The day began and ended with a bang.  This morning Judge Nelson denied the defense's request to introduce their animated movie as evidence, although they will...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 10, 2013 5 Comments

A Harvard law professor testified Wednesday in the court martial of Bradley Manning that the Army private’s leak of hundreds of thousands of classified materials changed how Wikileaks was viewed by government and media outlets. From the Albany Times Union: An Army private's leak of classified information...

Posted by David Gerstman on July 10, 2013 8 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 07/10/2013 - Why doesn't David Kirkpatrick of the New York Times tell the complete story about the Muslim Brotherhood?...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2013 37 Comments

On university campuses, in Great Britain, at the United Nations, and in much of the world he would be called "Islamophobic" if his words were spoken by someone else. But clearly he is not that. I call him hope for the future of Egypt. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2013 15 Comments

Elizabeth Warren's student loan proposal to utilize the overnight rate the Fed loans money to banks has been widely criticized even by some liberal commentators as a "cheap political gimmick." [Note - link is to LI and is safe, some people are getting warnings] There seems to be...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 10, 2013 745 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed. We have brief summaries of the previous day's events (including last night's fireworks!) along links to detailed more posts below the second video feed at the bottom of this post. Also, a quick note, in thanks to the Professor and all of you I've put in place a 10% discount/free shipping coupon for Legal Insurrection followers interested in "The Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition"--use code LOSD2-LI at checkout.

Live Stream Video

WITH COMMENTARY FROM CHANNEL 9 IN SANFORD [For live-stream video without commentary, see NBC live feed at bottom of this post.]

Twitter Feed:

(My tweets can be identified as coming from @lawselfdefense, or @lawselfdefense2 if I'm in Twitmo--follow both!.)
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