"Judge Will Issue Subpoenas for Trayvon Martin's School Records and Social Media Accounts."

Jeralyn Merritt says this is "the correct ruling": A defendant raising self-defense may introduce evidence regarding a victim'...

"We know what Gary’s brain looks like when he’s trying to lie..."

"And when he was answering questions about whether he killed McQueen, 'it doesn’t appear the same as when he’s lying.'"

At the Hands of Our Future Daycare, the childcare workers set up toddler fights.

Allegedly. In Delaware. In the video, police say one child can be heard crying and yelling, ‘He’s pinching me,’ while a daycare worker respo...

Sound bite of the George Zimmerman interview: "I feel it was all God's plan..."

I watched the entire interview Zimmerman did with Hannity, and I thought he made an excellent impression, but looking at the news coverage n...

TalkLeft says George Zimmerman "was not the aggressor" — "This is self-defense."

This opinion — by Jeralynn Merritt — is based on poring over the evidence. Zimmerman... did nothing to provoke Trayvon Martin’s beating him,...

Zimmerman's reenactment "may be too perfect," says Chris Cuomo, as if "he checked every box to get himself off the hook for this crime."

I'm transcribing from the video at the link , which includes an article that doesn't contain that text. You can see the whole reenac...

"The two versions of ['What What (In The Butt)'] are very similar.... However the South Park version stars Butters..."

"... a naïve nine-year old, in a variety of costumes drawing attention to his innocence: at various points he is dressed as a teddy be...

"Police Stop, Handcuff Every Adult at Intersection in Search for Bank Robber."

ABC News reports: Police said they had received what they called a “reliable” tip that the culprit in an armed robbery at a Wells Fargo bank...

"I just didn’t think he was guilty."

Edwards jurors speak. On the Today show, the three jurors raised their hands when asked if Edwards was guilty on at least some of the counts...

Rebranding the Guantanamo military tribunals.

The NYT reports: As the United States restarts its effort to prosecute — and ultimately execute — five detainees accused of conspiring in th...

"Stand your ground is not a defense, but an immunity statute, providing immunity from criminal prosecution."

Jeralyn Merritt (at TalkLeft) explains the law : A defendant charged with a crime who wants to raise Stand your Ground files a motion to dis...

"Why Do Americans Balk at Euthanasia Laws?"

A forum at the NYT, with 8 contributors. The one that came closest to the answer for me is: "A Recipe for Elder Abuse." Proponent...

The use of "voice biometrics" in the Trayvon Martin case... and in all the other cases.

Tom Maguire and Jeralyn Merritt — via Instapundit — delve into the science of "voice biometrics," after an expert in this field...

"You return force with force when somebody assaults you. George was out of breath, he was barely conscious."

"There would have been George dead if he had not acted decisively and instantaneously in that moment when he was being disarmed." ...

"Online petitions, protests, and statements by African American and civil rights leaders have all demanded Zimmerman be brought to justice."

But those who care about prejudice and stereotypes are hypocrites if they don't pay attention to all the facts .

How did the jury find Dharun Ravi guilty of "bias intimidation"?

Ravi had spied on his Rutgers College roommate, Tyler Clementi, who proceeded to jump off the George Washington Bridge: “It was pretty hard ...

Penn State defense strategy: McQueary's credibility.

The Wall Street Journal reports: The lawyers point out that they believe Mr. Paterno's testimony matches that of their clients. "Al...

"Pennsylvania cops say they have no records that support Mike McQueary’s claim that he called police..."

If McQueary's credibility is bad , that undercuts his value of his eyewitness testimony: McQueary’s testimony is a key in the grand jury...

How much evidence do you need? Analyzing the Herman Cain accusations.

Next, Glenn introduces the subject of race: What's with conservatives loving a black man? And what's with liberals' eagerness t...

"In trying to talk prosecutors out of weak cases, I have been told more than once, 'I wasn’t there, man, and neither were you. Let the 12 of them figure it out.'"

Writes Scott Turow (in an op-ed about Dominique Strauss-Kahn): In practice, this means that even defendants who are probably innocent must e...