Yesterday I published a detailed legal analysis of the shooting death of Ashli Babbitt by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, in response to a recent tsunami of requests to do so. You can find that analysis here: “ddd”. Because of the great public interest in this particular case, we are leaving that analysis available on […]
Very Disappointing: Professor Jonathan Turley Op-Ed On Ashli Babbitt Read More »
I’ve been receiving a virtual tsunami of requests to do a use of force legal analysis of the shooting death of January 6 protestor Ashli Babbitt by Capital Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd as Babbitt appeared to be attempting to violently breach the barricaded doorway being guarded by Byrd. In fact, I did a detailed legal
Sad but True: Jan. 6 Shooting of Ashli Babbitt was Legally Justified Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you an appellate court decision handed down earlier this week out of Mississippi that touches upon one of the many exceptions to the general prohibition on hearsay evidence
The Dying Declaration Exception to the Hearsay Rule: A Self-Defense Example Read More »
Welcome to this episode of our ONLY open-access content, our weekly News/Q&A Show. A transcript of the show is available at the Law of Self Defense Blog (http://lawofselfdefense.com/blog), with links to all relevant content mentioned. In today’s News/Q&A Show for August 26, 2021 we touched on a broad range of questions submitted for the show,
Law of Self Defense News/Q&A Show: August 26, 2021 Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you a brief appellate court decision out of New Jersey, handed down just last week on August 18, 2021. As usual, the legal practicalities discussed in today’s content
Are You Assuming the Trial Judge Knows How To Do His Job? Want to Bet? Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you the audio of my appearance this last Sunday, August 17, 2021, on Armed American Radio, hosted by Mark Walters. Enjoy the show! OK, folks, that’s all I
SECOND SHOW! Andrew on Armed American Radio with host Mark Walters Read More »
Welcome to this episode of our ONLY open-access content, our weekly News/Q&A Show. A transcript of the show is available at the Law of Self Defense Blog (http://lawofselfdefense.com/blog), with links to all relevant content mentioned. In today’s News/Q&A Show for August 19, 2021 we touched on a broad range of questions submitted for the show,
Law of Self Defense News/Q&A Show: August 19, 2021 Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you a court decision handed down just yesterday—that’s right, yesterday!—by an Illinois appellate court involving a woman who pepper sprayed (OC’d) an aggressor attempting to open her locked
OC Aggressor Attempting to Open Car Door, Go To Jail? Court Says: Yes Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you the audio of my appearance this last Sunday, August 15, 2021, on Armed American Radio, hosted by Mark Walters. As it happens, I’m scheduled to be on
Attorney Andrew F. Branca on Armed American Radio with host Mark Walters Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you a court of appeals decision out of Illinois, not so much because it breaks any new legal ground, but because this single case happens to touch upon
ONE Appellate Decision, TONS of Essential Use-Of-Force Law Read More »
