Al Sharpton aided and abetted by the media...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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....
There should be a special prosecutor appointed to investigate this special prosecution....
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....
Sometimes people should just avoid the urge to comment on Facebook, at least, not without an attorney present. A Florida man was arrested by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office after commenting on the department's "Fugitive of the Day" Facebook post in which he was the featured...
"Obviously there was a conspiracy to conceal the truth" From the post on April 3, 2012, From seeking justice to obstruction of justice....
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...
Update - Column re-posted...
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
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...
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...
