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Making the Sausage: North Dakota’s New Stand-Your-Ground Bill

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 some thoughts on the “Stand-Your-Ground” bill currently working its way through the North Dakota legislature, Bill 1498.  Although I expect few of you reading this are located

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Looks Like Rittenhouse Got a Great Judge for His Murder Trial

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 video and transcript for a preliminary hearing that took place with respect to the Kyle Rittenhouse case, along with some modest analysis and opinion of my

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Car Thief Gets a Bullet to the Head & Shooter Gets a Very Favorable Decision from DA

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 “Close Out Memo” issued from the Miami-Dade Florida State Attorney’s office announcing there would be no charges brought against one Stephen Allen Lott (hereafter, “Lott”) for

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Battered Spouse Syndrome & Self-Defense: What About Abuse by Others in Past?

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 decision out of the Maryland Court of Appeals that touches upon an interesting legal doctrine in the context of self-defense, the doctrine of Battered Spouse Syndrome.

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Death by Snow Shoveling & Being a Loudmouth: Mostly Being a Loudmouth

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 some modest legal discussion around the “snow shovel murder/suicide” that occurred outside Scranton PA a few days ago, on February 1, 2021, as reported by various media.

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Stand-Your-Ground Legislation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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 some legislative proposals for the adoption of stand-your-ground in two of the minority of states that are currently among the few remaining duty-to-retreat states. The two states

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