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Hey folks, I’ve been asked by the legal website Legal Insurrection, run out of Cornell Law School, to provide commentary and analysis of the Derek Chauvin trial, much as I did for them for the George Zimmerman trial, and given the public interest in the case I’ve decided to accept their kind invitation. All content […]

Welcome to this episode of our ONLY open-access content, our weekly News/Q&A Show. A transcript of the show is (or soon will be) available below my signature, for those who prefer to read rather than view. Also, Law of Self Defense Members can access the show in audio form in the members-only Law of Self

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 news story from the Wall Street Journal headlined “George Floyd Trial Centers on Police Tactic That Is Hard to Prosecute,” published a couple of days ago

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 news story out of Illinois that reports on the sentencing of a man who punched another fellow in the face in a bar back in

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 bill introduced in the Alaska legislature, House Bill 11, that’s another example of lawmakers trying to clarify the lawfulness of the defensive display of a weapon. 

Welcome to this episode of our ONLY open-access content, our weekly News/Q&A Show. A transcript of the show is (or soon will be) available below my signature, for those who prefer to read rather than view. Also, Law of Self Defense Members can access the show in audio form in the members-only Law of Self

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 self-defense immunity bill that’s remarkably well-designed compared to the norm for such things, and as a result it avoids many of the weaknesses of self-defense immunity

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 trial taking place in Michigan in which the Defendant fired a 20-gauge single-shot shotgun pistol at the head of the Victim—who, miraculously, survived the blast to

Welcome to this episode of our ONLY open-access content, our weekly News/Q&A Show. A transcript of the show is (or soon will be) available below my signature, for those who prefer to read rather than view. Also, Law of Self Defense Members can access the show in audio form in the members-only Law of Self

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