kyle rittenhouse Would the Rittenhouse Verdict Be Different in a ‘Stand Your Ground' State? Wisconsin — where Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two men and was found not guilty on all counts after claiming self-defense — does not have "stand your ground" laws. But Georgia, where the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial is currently taking place, does.
ahmaud arbery Former US Attorney on Arbery Murder Trial: We Should Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground' Laws NBCLX Storyteller Jalyn Henderson breaks down Wisconsin’s self-defense law and the Kyle Rittenhouse not-guilty verdict and looks ahead as the jury deliberates in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial. Georgia has “stand your ground” laws, which will likely impact the verdict, despite calls for such laws to be repealed.
gun violence Father of Parkland Shooting Victim Calls for Background Checks on Ammo Fred Guttenberg’s daughter Jaime was one of 17 people killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Now he’s calling for a new law – Jaime’s Law – that would require background checks on purchases of ammunition. Guttenberg talks about his new book, Find the Helpers, and how the proposed law could save lives.
kyle rittenhouse Attorney Says the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Encourages Vigilantism “I do think folks who are like him…unfortunately will show up and cause problems, will get themselves into trouble in the future and we may see more copycats,” attorney and former prosecutor Alex Little says after the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. The Illinois teen was found not guilty on all counts at his murder trial after he killed two protesters in...
kyle rittenhouse WATCH: Jury Finds Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty in Murder Trial Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all counts after the trial over his fatal shooting of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In this clip, Rittenhouse hears the verdict from the jury foreperson and some parting words from Judge Bruce Schroeder.
ahmaud arbery Attorney: Kyle Rittenhouse Gets Better Treatment Than My Clients We discuss the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial and the Kyle Rittenhouse trial with criminal defense attorney and legal analyst Molly Parmer. She says the judge in Rittenhouse’s trial has shown a lot of concern for due process and Rittenhouse’s rights. “I just would like to see this level of concern apply to so many more of my clients who maybe...
racial justice What the Ahmaud Arbery Murder and Rittenhouse Trial Verdicts Tell Us About Race and the Justice System Both trials have made national headlines and have important implications for the racial justice movement in the U.S.
criminal justice Friend of Death Row Inmate Julius Jones Says He Prayed for the Case to Get Attention Julius Jones is on death row in Oklahoma, and scheduled to be executed Nov. 18, after a murder conviction that supporters say was unjust. After a feature in the Viola Davis docuseries The Last Defense and messages of support from Kim Kardashian, Jones’ case was in the public spotlight – and now Gov. Kevin Stitt has a chance to halt...
Veterans Day ‘This Will Always Be Our Land': Why Native Americans Enlist at Such High Rates and the Challenges They Face In honor of Veterans Day, NBCLX explores what motivates Native Americans to serve in the military, their contributions to the U.S. armed forces and the challenges they face when they get out.
ahmaud arbery Defense Lawyer in Ahmaud Arbery Murder Case Makes Unusual Choice at Trial The trial of three men charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery began with an unusual choice by the defense. One of the three attorneys representing Gregory and Travis McMichael and William Bryan decided to make his opening statement after prosecutors laid out all their evidence. University of Georgia law professor Ronald Carlson tells us more about the openings of...
