The jury of five men and seven women delivered its verdict after four days of deliberations. Rittenhouse broke down in tears as the jury foreman read the verdict of not guilty on all counts. During the week-long trial, prosecutors painted Rittenhouse as a vigilante who crossed state lines with an …
Read More »WATCH: Rittenhouse judge bans MSNBC from courthouse
“I have instructed that no one from MSNBC news will be permitted in this building, for the duration of this trial,” Judge Bruce Schroeder said on Thursday. Following a jury bus is an “extremely serious matter and will be referred to the proper authorities,” he added. Schroeder identified by name …
Read More »‘Media narrative’ could sway Rittenhouse verdict, Harvard law prof tells RT
Speaking to RT on Wednesday, as the jury continued their second day of deliberations in the Rittenhouse case, Dershowitz argued that media coverage of the trial and an outpouring of commentary online would be virtually impossible for jurors to ignore, potentially tainting their decision over the 18-year-old’s fate. “In this …
Read More »Rittenhouse judge: Media coverage of trial ‘irresponsible’ and ‘frightening’
“When I talked about problems with the media when this trial started . . . , we’re there, in part – not fully, but in part – because of grossly irresponsible handling of what comes out of this trial,” Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told lawyers in the …
Read More »Give black employees ‘day or two off’ after Rittenhouse verdict, activist says
“Employers, consider giving your Black employees a day or two off after the Rittenhouse verdict,” Gregory McKelvey tweeted this week, adding that it was going to be “hard” for black employees to work and they shouldn’t be “expected to.” Rittenhouse is on trial for shooting and killing two men during …
Read More »Rittenhouse defense accuse prosecution of defaming teen in closing arguments
The defense and prosecution both made their final arguments before the jury on Monday, following eight days of testimony from dozens of witnesses and the screening of nearly 20 videos from the night of August 25, 2020 – when Rittenhouse, then 17, shot and killed two men and wounded a …
Read More »Judge drops gun charge against Rittenhouse
Among the charges prosecutors were levying against Rittenhouse was a misdemeanor gun charge related to a Wisconsin statute that Judge Bruce Schroeder admitted last week was difficult to understand. Rittenhouse is facing multiple charges, including first-degree homicide, for shooting and killing two men and injuring a third during violent protests …
Read More »National Guard put on standby for Rittenhouse verdict
Evers announced this week that National Guard soldiers will be staging somewhere outside the city of Kenosha in the coming week, ready to be called in to assist local law enforcement dealing with potential protests stemming from the verdict in the Rittenhouse trial. “We stand ready to support our communities …
Read More »WATCH: Rittenhouse testifies in tears as prosecutor targets AR-15s and video games
Rittenhouse took to the stand on Wednesday, in a last attempt to convince jurors that he acted in self-defense when he shot 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum and 26-year-old Anthony Huber dead and injured 27-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz during violent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Rittenhouse’s story was a familiar one, backed …
Read More »‘Don’t get brazen with me!’ Judge in Rittenhouse case unloads on prosecutor (VIDEO)
Facing multiple charges of first-degree homicide, 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his own trial on Wednesday, in a bid to convince jurors that he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum and 26-year-old Anthony Huber, and wounded 27-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz during violent protests in …
Read More »