Tag: Kyle Rittenhouse

Rittenhouse Jury Returns for 4th Day After Juror Asks Judge for Instructions

The jurors in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse resumed their deliberations for a fourth day on Friday, according to court pool reporters. Over the past three days, the jury panel has deliberated for about 23 hours at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Wisconsin. It’s not clear when they’ll render a verdict in the trial. Rittenhouse,…


Rittenhouse Jury Concludes Third Day of Deliberations Without Verdict

At the end of the third day of jury deliberations for the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, no verdict has been given. Although no one can listen to the jury members’ discussions, the context in which it happened almost certainly will affect their environment—if not also their reasoning. At the height of the protests outside the…


Rittenhouse Jury Concludes 3rd Day of Deliberations Without Verdict

At the end of the third day of jury deliberations for the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, no verdict was given. Although no one can listen to the jury members’ discussions, the context in which it happened almost certainly will affect their environment—if not also their reasoning. At the height of the protests outside the Kenosha…


Rittenhouse and American Mobs

The Kyle Rittenhouse trial acts as a proxy for the greater culture war, where impassioned mobs, both the in-person variety and in the digital media sphere, sway public opinion and even juries trying to determine a defendant’s fate. I examine the qualities and dangers of these mobs in important cases that harken back to our…


How Kyle Rittenhouse Got to Be a ‘White Supremacist’

Commentary For more than four years now, the mainstream media have allowed the outrageous allegation that Donald Trump is a white-supremacist and a supporter of Nazis to stand uncorrected. They who have made a crusade out of sniffing out and suppressing what they call “misinformation” have had hardly a word to say against what is…


NBC Producer Who Allegedly Told Underling to Follow Rittenhouse Jury Deletes Twitter, LinkedIn Accounts

The NBC producer who was accused of telling one of her workers to follow the Kyle Rittenhouse jury bus on Wednesday deleted her social media accounts a day later. Irene Byon’s actions came after she was identified by name by Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, who read to the courtroom a police report detailing…


Kenosha Closes Schools as Protesters Appear Outside Courtroom

Students at five schools near the Kenosha County Courthouse have begun to close schools as protesters started to congregate outside the court in anticipation of a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. The Kenosha Unified School District announced in a statement that students will receive virtual instruction because “activity surrounding the courthouse continues to grow.” “While…


Rittenhouse Juror Followed After Leaving Court

KENOSHA, Wisconsin—One of the jurors mulling over the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse was followed on the evening of Nov. 17, authorities announced Thursday. The person identified himself as James J. Morrison and claimed he was a producer for NBC and MSNBC, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over the trial, told the court….


Rittenhouse Jury Bus Followed by NBC Producer: Judge

KENOSHA, Wisconsin—A bus containing jurors mulling over the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse was followed on the evening of Nov. 17, authorities announced Thursday. The person who followed the jury bus identified himself as James J. Morrison and claimed he was a producer for NBC and MSNBC, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over…


MSNBC Banned From Rittenhouse Trial After Producer Followed Jurors: Judge

KENOSHA, Wisconsin—A bus containing jurors mulling over the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse was followed on the evening of Nov. 17, authorities announced Thursday. The person who followed the jury bus identified himself as James J. Morrison and claimed he was a producer for NBC and MSNBC, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over…