Coverage dated November 11, 2021 to November 18, 2021

EXPLAINER: Why did judge drop Rittenhouse gun charge?

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial may have lost their best chance at convicting the Illinois man of something when the judge threw out a charge

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Breitbart News
Judge Skeptical of Weapons Charge in Kyle Rittenhouse Trial; Statute Unclear (opens Breitbart News)
Published Nov 11, 2021
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Judge Bruce Schroeder expressed skepticism over the weapons charge in the Rittenhouse case, allowing a jury instruction from the defense.
Independent Tribune
EXPLAINER: Why did judge drop Rittenhouse gun charge? (opens Independent Tribune)
Published Nov 18, 2021
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial may have lost their best chance at convicting the Illinois man of something when the judge threw out a charge
Sioux City Journal
Explainer: Why did judge drop Kyle Rittenhouse gun charge? (opens Sioux City Journal)
Published Nov 14, 2021
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On the surface, it looked like prosecutors' easiest task at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial would be convicting him of a much less significant charge — being a minor in possession
13News Now Norfolk
Why did judge drop Kyle Rittenhouse gun charge? (opens 13News Now Norfolk)
Published Nov 14, 2021
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Defense experts had seized on a subject of Wisconsin's state law to argue the misdemeanor charge was limited to short-barreled shotguns or rifles.

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