Law of Self Defense
Attorney Andrew F. Branca's weekly plain-English legal educational News and Question & Answer show on American use-of-force law--self-defense, defense of others, and defense of property, to enable law-abiding people to make better informed, more confident, more decisive, and more lawful use-of-force decisions.
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Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan is headed to a criminal prosecution in Federal court on July 21, 2025, on charges of obstruction and concealing an illegal criminal migrant Eduardo Flores-Ruiz from ICE and other federal agents waiting to make his arrest outside her courtroom on April 25. Dugan reportedly directed Flores-Ruiz and his attorney through a side exit to avoid ICE agents waiting in a public hallway.
Judge Dugan was ...
This past Friday the US Supreme Court issued an order freezing Trump’s efforts to deport violent Tren de Aragua terrorists under the Alien Enemies Act proclamation issued by the President on March 14, 2025, almost two months prior.
What are the implications for the Article II Executive Branch and its efforts to secure America from the predatory invasion of TdA?
To what degree can the unelected, black-robed, tyra...
Join me LIVE as I break down yesterday's oral argument before the Supreme Court on so-called "birthright citizenship" under the 14th Amendment, and the egregious practice of nationwide injunctions by unelected black-robed tyrannical, inferior federal district trial court judges.
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On May 9, 2025, various deranged Democrats--including U.S. Representatives Robert Menendez Jr. and Bonnie Watson Coleman, as well as the Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, joined protesters in violent breach of the ICE Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, NJ.
The group stormed the facility, occupying a guard shack to protest its role as an immigration detention center. The Department of Homeland Security slammed the action a...
In a shocking incident in Chester, NY, Town of Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly, 48, has been released on bail after allegedly shooting a 24-year-old DoorDash driver in the back.
The driver, who suffered life-altering injuries, was struggling to find the correct delivery address when the shooting occurred outside Reilly’s home.
Home surveillance footage shows the victim seeking help moments before the ...
In today's show we cover two breaking news stories--first, the abandonment of poor "Maryland man" Abrego-Garcia by the Progressive woke DEI mainstream media, and the selection of a new Pope by the Catholic Church.
I also have a couple of interesting motorcycle wreck videos to share with you, as cautionary tales.
Join me for a light-hearted show in which we break all this down!
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Hey folks, today we're going to wait until the court announces a verdict has been arrived at in the Chris Schurr murder trial before we go live, then we'll quickly go live for the reading of the verdict. I've arbitrarily scheduled this for 5 PM ET, but we will go live prior to that if a verdict is reached today. HIT THE BUTTON FOR NOTIFICATION!
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On the day of his inauguration Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship." This order has been widely reported as "overturning" the "long-standing" doctrine of so-called "birthright citizenship"--the notion that anyone born on American soil is automatically an American citizen as a result. The major foundation for this mistaken claim is ...
Join me as I do a quick summary of today's live stream coverage of Day #006 of the Christopher Schurr murder trial in Michigan, over the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya.
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President Trump's Department of Justice has just filed an Amicus brief with the US Supreme Court arguing strongly against Hawaii's "vampire rule" for concealed carry.
That "vampire rule" reverses the usual rule that a concealed carrier CAN carry a firearm onto private property unless told they CAN NOT do so, by imposing a legal requirement that a concealed carrier CAN NOT carry a firearm ont...
Join me as I do a quick summary of today's live stream coverage of Day #005 of the Christopher Schurr murder trial in Michigan, over the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya.
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On April 4, 2022, Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr, who happens to be white, made a traffic stop of Patrick Lyoya, who happens to be black. Lyoya was passively non-compliant from the start, and quickly escalated to violent resistance to the stop.
Ultimately, Schurr and Lyoya would be on the ground fighting for control of Schurr’s Taser, when Schurr finally pulled his service pistol and shot Lyoya in the back of the hea...
Join me as I do a quick summary of today's live stream coverage of Day #001 of the Christopher Schurr murder trial in Michigan, over the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya.
#PatrickLyoya #ChristopherSchurr
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Join me as I do a quick summary of today's live stream coverage of Day #001 of the Christopher Schurr murder trial in Michigan, over the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya.
#PatrickLyoya #ChristopherSchurr
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Join me as I break down the criminal complaint against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, arrested by the FBI on April 25, 2025, on federal felony charges of obstruction of an official proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest.
The allegations stem from an incident on April 18, 2025, where Dugan is accused of helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented Mexican national, evade U.S. ...
Join me as I do a quick summary of today's live stream coverage of Day #001 of the Christopher Schurr murder trial in Michigan, over the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya.
#PatrickLyoya #ChristopherSchurr
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President Trump delivers on his promise to secure America’s borders with massive ICE raids in Colorado and Florida, rounding up hundreds of illegal criminal migrants over the weekend! At the same time, he’s cracking down on government officials—even judges—who obstruct immigration enforcement, with federal arrests of a Wisconsin judge and a New Mexico judge for harboring illegal migrants.
Plus, a shocking New York Times ...
Join me as I do a quick summary of today's live stream coverage of Day #004 of the Karen Read murder re-trial.
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If you’re ever compelled to used force in defense of yourself or your family, the good ...
Fourth day LIVE coverage of the Karen Read murder trial in Massachusetts.
Join me as I do a quick summary of today's live stream coverage of Day #003 of the Karen Read murder re-trial.
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