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Judge Decides That Prosecutors Cannot Call the People Kyle Rittenhouse Is Accused of Shooting ‘Victims’
Judge Bruce Schroeder also decided that Rittenhouse’s defense attorneys can call the victims ‘rioters,’ ‘arsonists’ or ‘looters.’
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Family of Man Killed at a Kenosha Protest Last Summer Files Lawsuit Against Local Law Enforcement
The Huber family accused officers of inviting Kyle Rittenhouse and an armed militia to patrol a protest, resulting in the death and injury of demonstrators.
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Surprising to Nobody Black, Kyle Rittenhouse Receives Donations From Cops and Public Officials, According to Data Breach
At this point, even saying it is just beating a dead white nationalist horse, but: There are two Americas. Kyle Rittenhouse proves this to a flawless degree. In right-wing media, he’s been referred to as “a little boy out there trying to protect his community.” In politics, Trump administration officials were instructed to say complimentary…
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Kenosha Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake Seven Times in the Back Returns to Active Duty
Today in news that is disappointing but not surprising, the cop who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back has returned to active duty. According to CNN, Police Chief Daniel Miskinis issued a statement on Tuesday announcing Rusten Sheskey’s return to the Kenosha Police Department. “Although this incident has been reviewed at multiple levels,…
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Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Delayed 7 Months. Judge Says Even New Date Is 'Not Written in Stone'
Justice for the shooting victims—as well as their families—of Kyle Rittenhouse is already looking like it’s going to be an uphill battle what with conservatives across the nation adopting him as their new favorite gun-happy mascot and the fact that even violating court orders didn’t result in any real consequences for the 18-year-old. Well, now…
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Judge Denies Motion to Rearrest Kyle Rittenhouse and Raise Bond Over False Address Filed in Court
Kyle Rittenhouse is awaiting trial for fatally shooting two people and seriously injuring a third with a rifle he couldn’t legally carry. His multiple charges include two felony counts of intentional homicide. Regardless of how one feels about the circumstances surrounding the Aug. 25 shooting in Kenosha, Wis., there’s no denying that, on paper, he…
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Prosecutors Seek Arrest Warrant and Increased Bond for Kyle Rittenhouse After He Flips Off the Law, Again
The case of Kyle Rittenhouse is fascinating, not because it shows that white men have privilege under the law (because we already knew that), but because of just how many allowances this guy, charged with killing two people and wounding another, has been able to get. As I said recently, 2021 is showing that white…
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2 Kenosha Police Officers Who Were Present at Jacob Blake Shooting Are Back on Active Duty
While Jacob Blake hasn’t received justice for the seven shots fired into his back, two of the officers who watched it happen have been placed back on active duty. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Officers Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek had been on administrative leave since the Aug. 23 shooting. Neither of them used…
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Kyle Rittenhouse's Bail Terms Amended After Footage of Him at Bar Flashing 'White Power' Signs
A judge in Wisconsin has amended Kyle Rittenhouse’s bond conditions to bar the 18-year-old from drinking or associating with known white supremacists and other bigots. Rittenhouse is out on $2 million bail, and has been charged with the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Anthony Huber and 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum and the wounding of another person during…