Karmelo Anthony, a Black Texas teenager, is accused of stabbing high school football star Austin Metcalf during a track meet, but the story is more complex than initially reported, with Anthony’s family insisting he was defending himself in a confrontation and the media and public rushing to judgment.
Kyle Rittenhouse
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Rittenhouse verdict flies in the face of legal standards for self-defense
Legal scholar Ronald S. Sullivan breaks down the five elements of self-defense arguments in murder trials.
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Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of all charges
Kyle Rittenhouse escaped punishment in the shooting deaths of two men during the unrest that followed the 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Judge injects self into Kyle Rittenhouse trial as defendant testifies
Judge Bruce Schroeder, who pretrial ruling that those shot by Rittenhouse cannot be labeled as victims, halted Binger’s cross-examination, and angrily questioned the prosecutor’s tactics.
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17-year-old vigilante arrested in connection to fatal shooting of Kenosha protesters
A teen from Antioch, Illinois, was arrested Wednesday morning in connection to deadly shootings at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday.