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Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we take a look at a very recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court touching upon the legal doctrine of self-defense immunity, and how that legal doctrine was applied to three officers involved in the controversial arrest—and death, during arrest—of one Eurie Martin. This is […]

Welcome to this episode of our ONLY open-access content, our weekly News/Q&A Show. A transcript of the show is 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 Defense Podcast. In today’s

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we take a look at a very recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court touching upon the legal doctrine of self-defense immunity, and how that legal doctrine was applied to three officers involved in the controversial arrest—and death, during arrest—of one Eurie Martin. If you’re

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content!  Today we take a look at a recent court of appeal decision handed down in California just a few days ago, on November 10, 2020, that gives us an opportunity to follow up on yesterday’s discussion of imperfect self-defense with another look at that same legal

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content!  Today we take a look at a recent court of appeals decision handed down in Illinois just a few days ago, on November 12, 2020, involving a woman convicted of murder for killing a man in claimed self-defense. A key issue in this case was whether

Welcome to this episode of our ONLY open-access content, our weekly News/Q&A Show. A transcript of the show is 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 Defense Podcast. In today’s

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content!  And, yes, it really involves a killer ballerina!  More interestingly, from a use-of-force law perspective, it also touches upon one of the most common questions we get here at Law of Self Defense: If there are only two people involved in a use-of-force event, and one

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today I’d like to share a small news item that will likely go unnoticed by almost everyone, but which reflects a matter of genuine “realpolitik” in today’s racially energized use-of-force cases—and therefore a matter that all of the Law of Self Defense community must be aware

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today I’d like to focus on a recent decision out of the Washington Court of Appeals, just about a week ago—that’s how current our self-defense law coverage is, folks—that touches upon a number of issues I know to be of extreme interest to the Law of

Hey folks, welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content, which I’m afraid is going to be a bit of a drive-by, due to other commitments today. Today’s content touches upon the Ahmaud Arbery case, which you’ll know has been covered here in considerable detail, including these posts: Felony Murder Based on Attempted False