by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Sep 21, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Law, Opinion
Before police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd, Mohamed Noor shot and killed Justine Ruszczyk. Noor, a Minneapolis cop, responded to Ruszczyk’s report of a possible assault outside her home. When Ruszczyk, in her bare feet and pajamas, went to...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Jun 25, 2021 | Articles, Law
Derek Michael Chauvin will spend the next 270 months in prison for the second-degree murder of George Floyd, with credit for the 99 days already served. At sentencing, Judge Peter Cahill repeatedly addressed the pain felt by Mr. Floyd’s family and the community,...
by Liberty Nation Authors | May 25, 2021 | Articles, Featured News and Analysis
On May 25, police in Minneapolis, MN responded to reports of gunshots close to the spot where George Floyd died exactly one year ago. Following the shooting, a car was spotted leaving the scene at what Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder described as...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | May 16, 2021 | Good Reads, Law, The Uprising Videocasts
The pumps are dry but this videocast is full of great analysis and reporting on the NRA bankruptcy, the gas crisis, and Baltimore’s top prosecutor vs. the First Amendment, and more on this week’s Uprising with Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. – Watch Now! Click for a podcast of...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | May 12, 2021 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Good Reads
Derek Chauvin got another ruling detrimental to his penal interest on Tuesday, May 11. His term of imprisonment for the murder of George Floyd surely just got longer. That’s thanks to a ruling made by trial and sentencing Judge Peter Cahill, who made key factual...