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The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial banned MSNBC from the courthouse Thursday after police said they briefly detained a man who had followed the jury bus and may have tried to photograph jurors.
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The first man Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was “irrational and crazy,” Rittenhouse’s attorney told jurors at his murder trial. Joseph Rosenbaum had been on medication for bipolar disorder and depression, and he was trying to take Rittenhouse's rifle, attorney Mark Richards said, suggesting there could have been more bloodshed if Rittenhouse hadn't acted.
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The mistrial bid was sparked by a jury request Wednesday to re-watch video evidence, including drone footage that prosecutors used to try to undermine Rittenhouse’s self-defense claim and portray him as the instigator of the bloodshed in Kenosha in the summer of 2020.
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Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys asked the judge on Wednesday to declare a mistrial before the jury reaches a decision, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a key video from prosecutors.
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According to Wisconsin law, anyone under the age of eighteen who possesses a dangerous weapon is guilty of a misdemeanor, and those convicted can serve up to nine months in jail. Kyle Rittenhouse was 17 when he shot three people in Kenosha, killing two of them. However, his defense team found an exception to the law and Judge Bruce Schroeder agreed to drop the misdemeanor charge.
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The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial deliberated a full day on Tuesday without reaching a verdict over whether he was the instigator in a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
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About two hours into deliberations on the second day, jurors asked to view video presented at the trial and the judge said he would determine the procedures to allow that.
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As jurors began deliberating the Rittenhouse case Tuesday, a crowd slowly built outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. Jacob Blake, Jr.'s uncle and others held a rally to support the families of the two men Rittenhouse fatally shot, Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and the wounded man, Gaige Grosskreutz.
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University of Wisconsin Law School professor Ion Meyn breaks down why he thinks self-defense should be applied narrowly.
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From playing Jeopardy! and quoting Shakespeare to admonishing the lead prosecutor and dismissing a juror over possible bias, Judge Bruce Schroeder has repeatedly come under the spotlight.