Citizens identified Wesley Somers in video and pictures from his tattoos....
Unintended consequences: Ford Foundation among those explicitly funding Critical Race Theory programming, which may have cost Democrats the Virginia Governor's race....
Defense seeks new trial: "Among other things, the Juror told reporters that he disclosed to the other members of the jury during deliberations that he was a victim of sexual abuse and further described his memory of those events. According to the Juror, his disclosure...
Could extend his prison time by several years beyond the state sentence, and might allow him to serve time in federal prison....
“It is just another symptom of the liberalization and secularization of our campus.”...
The Third Degree Murder conviction of Chauvin now is legally deficient and must be vacated. Chauvin's Second Degree Murder conviction is on appeal, and if that were reversed on legal grounds, the only conviction remaining would be Second Degree Manslaughter....
The Minnesota Freedom Fund was supposed to bail out protesters and rioters after George Floyd's death. Now they bail out anyone, including alleged domestic abusers....
The city building inspector disagrees. However, the artist who painted the mural insisted only an act of God or vandalism could have destroyed the mural....
So, in effect, un-uniformed government contractors will be taking away non-violent individuals in unmarked vehicles. ...
“Reparations would require the entire country to … admit that the result of slavery has been 200 years of systemic racism and for that reason Black folks have been denied $13-15 trillion of wealth and therefore we as a country now must atone by paying...
Appeals court ruled no excessive force where arrestee suffocated after being held face down. Rather than deny petition, leaving ruling in place, or taking the case and ruling itself, SCOTUS summarily vacated and remanded. Alito Dissent: "The Court, unfortunately, is unwilling to face up to...
Prosecution seeks 30 years....
All U.S. diplomatic posts are "strongly encouraged" to use the department's resources "to promote policy objectives to advance racial equity and support for underserved communities," especially on May 25 and during June to commemorate Juneteenth, according to Blinken's memo.
Along with attempts to take the medical license of Chauvin's Forensic Pathology expert, the post-trial assault on witnesses will have a chilling impact on the ability of the three other officers charged to find experts willing to testify....
