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South Carolina Bill to Add Defensive Display to Home Defense & Immunity Statutes

24 HOUR FLASH SALE: Defense of Property Course, SAVE UP TO 65%! Read to learn 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 news about South Carolina House Bill 3432, the full text of

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New Rules of Engagement When Defending Against Rioters, Looters & Arsonists

24 HOUR FLASH SALE! “Lawful Defense Against Rioters, Looters & Arsonists” Up to 60% Off! Read to learn 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 news about some new rules of engagement when

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Video Legal Analysis: Two Recent Police Shootings of Knife-wielding Aggressors

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you some legal analysis of videos of two recent police shootings of knife-wielding aggressors—the shooting this past Tuesday of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Ohio, and the shooting last March

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Chauvin Post-Trial Sentencing: What to Expect

Welcome to our ongoing post-trial coverage of Minnesota v. Chauvin, following Chauvin being found guilty on all counts.  I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense.With the guilt phase of Chauvin’s trial now completed with verdicts of guilt on all counts—second-degree “felony” murder, third-degree “reckless” murder, and second-degree “reckless” manslaughter—we now move on

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LIVE Chauvin Trial Day 15:  Witness & Jury Intimidation, Cranked Up to 11

Welcome to our ongoing LIVE coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd.  I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense. Today we’re expecting to hear the closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense (likely with a follow-up rebuttal closing by the prosecution), as

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Chauvin Trial: Verdict Prediction (of Sorts), with Reasons

Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd.  I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense. While we’re waiting for closing arguments tomorrow morning, and for the court to release the final form of the jury instructions with which the jury

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Be Hard to Kill AND Hard to Convict: Save $200 on YOUR State’s ACTUAL Self-Defense Law

Hey folks, I’m Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense, probably most familiar to many of thousands of you through my daily coverage of the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd. I trust you’ve found that coverage to be informative and enjoyable, and perhaps a little bit different

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Chauvin Trial Day 14 Wrap-Up: Mistrial Narrowly Avoided, Closing Arguments Monday

Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd.  I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense. Today was mercifully brief in duration, but packed full of action—at least, for certain lawyer values of “action,” so let’s dive right in. Two notable

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