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Michael Dunn’s Sentencing May Be Delayed Until After Retrial on Murder Charge

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 11, 2014 3 Comments

Dunn's Attorney Strolla Doesn't Want Sentencing Statements to Haunt Dunn at Re-Trial

Off-Duty Cop Road Rage Murder Trial – next big self-defense case

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 23, 2014 192 Comments

The shooter was black and the victim white, but there's a big legal difference from Zimmerman and Dunn: In Maryland there is a legal duty to retreat.

GUILTY! Dunn Guilty of Most Charges, But Not Murder

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 15, 2014 177 Comments

Michael Dunn found guilty of three counts of attempted murder in the second degree, throwing missiles, but jury hangs on first degree murder of Jordan Davis

Sochi: Stunning Display of Cultural Confidence… For Some Reason

Posted by edgeofthesandbox on February 14, 2014 15 Comments

In the best Soviet tradition, Russians couldn't help exaggerating.

“Loud music” Murder Case: Prosecution Delivers Solid Close

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 12, 2014 15 Comments

Wolfson defines the criminal charges, requirements for self-defense, and Dunn's many inconsistent statements, evidence

LIVE COVERAGE: “Loud Music” Murder Trial, VERDICT WATCH (Update – No Verdict, Resume Thursday morning)

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 12, 2014 56 Comments

End of Day Update - Jury going home for night, will resume deliberations Thursday.

Outlook for Ukraine is pretty bleak, no matter who prevails

Posted by edgeofthesandbox on January 18, 2014 26 Comments

You need to understand Ukrainian history to understand Euromaidan and the turmoil in Ukraine

Florida “Warning Shot” Bill Advances

Posted by Andrew Branca on January 10, 2014 12 Comments

Fixing a glitch in the self defense law.

You can have your Ryan-Murray Budget even if you don’t like it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 17, 2013 20 Comments

Whether you should like it is a different question, but it will be law soon. Via USA Today, Senate vote clears budget deal for passage this week: The Senate on Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle for final passage of a two-year, bipartisan budget deal...

Amnesty appears unlikely for Snowden

Posted by Mandy Nagy on December 16, 2013 13 Comments

The White House does not appear to be interested at this time in the possibility of an offer of amnesty for former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, according to comments Monday from a National Security Council spokeswoman. From The Hill: The White House on Monday said...

One official will continue to direct NSA and Cyber Command

Posted by Mandy Nagy on December 14, 2013 3 Comments

The National Security Agency director and Commander of the United States Cyber Command will continue to be served as a single position with dual responsibilities, rather than splitting the roles into two separate positions. From the NY Times: President Obama has decided to keep the...

Repeal of “Stand-Your-Ground” voted down in Florida House Committee

Posted by Andrew Branca on November 08, 2013 15 Comments

Last evening the Florida House conducted a public hearing, judiciary committee debate, and committee vote on HB-4003, which would have done away with Florida’s Stand-Your-Ground law by repealing Florida statute 776.013. Home protection; use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm. The...

Tyrants if left to their own devices

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 18, 2013 62 Comments

You may have heard. There’s a petition at MoveOn.org, promoted by Daily Kos, to have conservative members of the House arrested for sedition. And the petition has tens of thousands of signatures, with real people feeling bold enough to put their real names on it. ...

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