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Florida Sup Ct to Decide Key Self-Defense Immunity Case

Posted by Andrew Branca on December 02, 2014 13 Comments

The NRA weighs in with an amicus brief arguing the burden of proof on mmunity should fall on the State; the State, naturally, objects

How Zimmerman Myth Became Academic Truth

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 12, 2014 213 Comments

Academic paper by law professor perpetuates untrue claims that Zimmerman followed Martin contrary to police instructions

Law School course: “historical trajectory of Trayvon Martin case”

Posted by Andrew Branca on September 19, 2014 44 Comments

Taught by attorney for the Martin family.

“Popcorn” Shooting Trial Set For March

Posted by Andrew Branca on September 17, 2014 35 Comments

VIDEO: Witness claims defendant Reeves shouted "SHUT UP!"

One Way Florida’s “Warning Shot” Bill Could Help Marissa Alexander

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 27, 2014 8 Comments

Changes to Florida's "10-20-Life" law open door to sentencing discretion in cases of aggravated assault.

Florida’s just-signed “warning shot” law unlikely to help Marissa Alexander

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 24, 2014 28 Comments

Marissa Alexander supporters grasping at "warning shot" law straws

Wikipedia Edit War over CNN legal analyst failure to pay Zimmerman debate wager

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 29, 2014 40 Comments

CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin lost a $100 bet to Andrew Branca about whether George Zimmerman was told not to leave his car, but hasn't paid yet.

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence objects to Andrew Branca speaking at Campbell U Law School (Update – UC Berkeley too)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2014 66 Comments

Zimmerman case outcome and the law of self-defense are tough to handle

Florida “Warning Shot” Bill Passes Senate, Heads to Governor’s Desk

Posted by Andrew Branca on April 03, 2014 26 Comments

SB-448 enhances Florida self-defense law by treating threat and use of defensive force the same, allowing expunction of criminal history

Angela Corey Reminds FL Legislators of Facts of Marissa Alexander Case

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 19, 2014 41 Comments

Marissa Alexander Supporters Howl as "Warning Shot" Narrative Destroyed

Gawker analyzes Florida’s “Warning Shot” bill, implosion follows

Posted by Andrew Branca on January 18, 2014 19 Comments

Al least they spelled names correctly.

False narrative of Trayvon Martin shooting embeds on campuses

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2013 61 Comments

The deification of Trayvon Martin, with comparisons to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Emmitt Till, is just part of the false narrative of the prosecution of George Zimmerman. We are seeing a mythology grow and become embedded on campuses which misrepresents the factual and legal...

Governor Quinn (IL) signs new gun law, crime victims hardest hit

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 23, 2013 25 Comments

Actually, this law wasn’t intended to punish crime victims, that’s the result of an ideology that demonizes legal gun owners–even to the point that they are considered more dangerous than violent sexual predators with known criminal records: On Sunday, Governor Pat Quinn signed Illinois House Bill...

Christopher Lane murder: Time for a different kind of debate

Posted by New Neo on August 23, 2013 27 Comments

Yesterday the WSJ published an editorial on the Christopher Lane case: Some are focusing on the ease of obtaining a gun in the U.S., as (inevitably) is the reflexive CNN, and it would almost be a relief if we could blame such a murder on guns....

Deceptive Trayvon Martin Shooting Reenactment Video Released

Posted by Andrew Branca on August 19, 2013 72 Comments

Via Amanda Turkel at Huffington Post comes news that The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has released a video “reenactment” of the shooting of Trayvon Martin in order to encourage people to oppose “Stand Your Ground Laws”: The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has released a...

That Odd Duck, Ohio: Self-Defense as an Affirmative Defense (Kind Of)

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 31, 2013 37 Comments

Of the 50 states in the US, 49 of them require the State to disprove a defendant’s claim of self-defense, beyond a reasonable doubt. Ohio, on the other hand, requires that the defendant prove self-defense by a preponderance of the evidence. Why is Ohio Such...

Bill Cosby, the Zimmerman case, and guns

Posted by New Neo on July 28, 2013 148 Comments

Look, I want to give Bill Cosby his props. He’s been speaking up courageously for years on the problems within the black community, and he’s gotten a lot of flak for it. It can’t have been easy for him. Here are some excerpts from the...

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