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California DA wants law enforcement to consider looters’ ‘needs’ before charging them with looting

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 04, 2020 46 Comments

Last week, I reported that California law enforcement had arrested several people on charges of looting. The alleged crimes occurred as firemen and homeowners had fled the state's historic wildfires.

AutoZone Stabbing Suspect “felt the need to find a white male to kill”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 31, 2020 47 Comments

Jayvon Hatchett the suspect arrested in connection with the AutoZone stabbing which occurred August 25, was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon. In court testimony, police said Hatchett explained he "felt the need to find a white male to kill."

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NY Times reconstruction of Kenosha-Rittenhouse shootings points to potential self-defense

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 28, 2020 98 Comments

While much media attention has focused recently on the Jacob Blake police shooting incident in Kenosha, WI, there were further shootings in the small city that have garnered much social media discussion and mainstream media attention.

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Infamous ‘Golden State Killer’ sentenced to life in prison

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 22, 2020 19 Comments

In April 2018, we reported that investigators looking into the case of the “Golden State Killer,” believed responsible for 12 murders and 51 rapes carried out throughout California during the ’70s and ’80s, had a breakthrough. New DNA testing helped lead to the identification of a 72-year old Joseph DeAngelo as a potential suspect.

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Stephen Bannon indicted in alleged private border wall funding scheme

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2020 54 Comments

Steve Bannon has been indicted on an alleged private border wall funding scheme through We Build The Wall group. The announcement from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY alleges:

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Judge Emmet Sullivan to Appeals Ct in Flynn Case: It’s Premature To Order Me To Dismiss The Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2020 103 Comments

The last we checked in on the Michael Flynn court proceedings, The Appeals Court Orders Judge Emmet Sullivan To Explain His Actions In Michael Flynn Case:

George Floyd Autopsy: “no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2020 138 Comments

The video of George Floyd pinned down on his stomach, hands cuffed behind him, with Officer Derek Chauvin pinning him down with a knee to the neck, is hard to watch. Among other things, Floyd pleads with the officers that he can't breath.

Appeals Court Orders Judge Emmet Sullivan To Explain His Actions In Michael Flynn Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2020 101 Comments

Michael Flynn has asked the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to order the district court to dismiss the criminal prosecution as requested by the government, and to remove Judge Emmet Sullivan from the case.

Former Prosecutor Linda Fairstein Suing Netflix and Filmmaker Over Central Park Five Documentary

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2020 25 Comments

Linda Fairstein was the Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor in the 1980's when a woman was attacked in Central Park. She claims that a documentary about the case released last year is full of falsehoods, and now she is suing Netflix.

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Sen. Ben Sasse on Michael Avenatti conviction: “Avenatti is a D-list attorney but a Grade-A scumbag”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2020 25 Comments

Michael Avenatti was convicted today of extortion against Nike. Avenatti represented discredited accuser Julie Swetnick in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. Among the many enemies Avenatti made in going after Kavanaugh was Sen. Ben Sasse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-HsoCsVVaU

Michael Avenatti found GUILTY in Nike Extortion Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2020 33 Comments

Infamous anti-Trump lawyer, and one-time possible Democrat presidential candidate, Michael Avenatti has been found guilty on all counts in the Nike Extortion case.

“Handicap Spot” Trial Triggers #FakeNews Tsunami

Posted by Andrew Branca on August 19, 2019 102 Comments

The Florida “handicap parking spot shooting” trial of Michael Drejka starts this week, and accordingly news coverage of the case—by which, of course, I mean “media lying” about the case—can be expected to spike. An excellent example of such media lying is found in CNN. In today's post we step through that "news" report and fisk out the many lies within.

Fifth Person Found Guilty in 2007 Christian/Newsom Torture Murders

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 14, 2019 62 Comments

On January 7, 2007, Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, were kidnapped, beaten, tortured, raped, and murdered in one of the most heart-wrenching and purely evil crimes in my memory. The fifth person to be tried in relation to these heinous crimes was found guilty Tuesday, August 13, 2019.

Famed Sex Crimes Prosecutor Linda Fairstein Being Purged After Netflix Program About ‘Central Park Five’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 05, 2019 28 Comments

Linda Fairstein was the sex crimes prosecutor in New York City in 1989 when a young woman was attacked and raped in Central Park. The case drew national attention and a group of minority teens who were allegedly "wilding" in the park were convicted.

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Indictment: Michael Avenatti screwed Stormy Daniels (financially)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2019 30 Comments

We're losing track of all the indictments against Michael Avenatti.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-police-officer-found-guilty-shooting-death-unarmed-woman-who-n999706

Former Cop Mohamed Noor Convicted of Murdering Justine Damond

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 01, 2019 41 Comments

This Case of the Week covers Somali refugee Mohamed Noor, who while a Minneapolis police officer shot and killed Justine Damond. Yesterday a jury convicted Noor of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for that killing, reports the Minnesota Star Tribune and other news sources. (Noor was acquitted of the more serious charge of second-degree murder.)

Palestinian terrorist Vallmoe Shqaire, who lied to gain U.S. citizenship, gets 9 months in prison, will be deported

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2019 17 Comments

In a case reminiscent of Rasmea Odeh, another Palestinian terrorist who concealed his terrorist past was indicted for obtaining naturalization by fraud. In the September 28, 2018, Indictment (pdf.), Vallmoe Shqaire was charged with one Count based on the following false statements:

Massachusetts: Woman who attacked MAGA hat man now in ICE custody, was in country illegally

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2019 40 Comments

We previously covered another incident in which a person wearing a MAGA hat was physically attacked in public, Woman Arrested for Attacking Man in MAGA Hat at Massachusetts Restaurant:

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