Podcasts

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we take a look at a case that’s actually out of Australia, and which involves a homeowner who killed a violent and armed intruder with a samurai sword.  That homeowner has just been convicted of manslaughter, and his partner living with him and also involved […]

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we take a look at a recently issued court of appeals decision out of Illinois that touches upon a number of interesting use-of-force legal doctrines, and provides us an opportunity to explain, clarify, and better understand those doctrines. The case is People v. Lee, issued

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we take a look at two related, but nevertheless, distinct legal doctrines, both of which relieve one of liability for otherwise criminal conduct, but for rather different rationales.  These are the legal doctrines of justification, on the one hand, and excuse, on the other. Unfortunately,

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! Today’s content takes a look a very interesting case argued before the Colorado Supreme Court last week, in which the key issue is whether a claim of self-defense is legally defeated if different jurors believe the claim failed for different reasons, or must the jurors be

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today’s content takes a look at the court order issued yesterday in the matter of the prosecution of Mark McCloskey, in which Soros-elected Prosecutor Kim Gardner has been disqualified from prosecuting the case. Further, the disqualification extends to Gardner’s entire office. You’ll recall that Mark and

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!  Today I have just a quick follow-up to yesterday’s lengthy content, which you can access by clicking here: Saved from a Life Sentence by FL “Stand-Your-Ground” Self-Defense Immunity Law (12/8/2020) There we discussed the case of Jason Dames, who in September of this year was granted

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content!  Today we take a look at the Florida case of Jason Dames, who back in late September was granted self-defense immunity, per § 776.032. Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use of force, but only after already having spent two years in jail

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Today we have a blast from the past, that was requested by one of our Platinum-level members, and that’s an old video/podcast episode I did way back in August 2017 in which I debunked the very popular YouTube video “Never Talk to the Police,” by Law