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The “Bonkers” Interview Of Bonny Prince Harry: Why The Attack On The First Amendment Should Concern Americans The media went into a frenzy this weekend when the bonny Prince Harry gave a huge Hurrumpf to the First Amendment. On a show appropriately called “the Armchair …..
Welcome To The DarkSide: Why The Biden Administration Will Not Define The Pipeline Attack As Terrorism (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) Below is my column on the recent Colonial Pipeline attack. President Joe Biden and his Administration (as well as the media) has …..
New York’s Pride March Bans Police Officers From Marching One of the oldest celebrations of the LGBTQ community in the world has been New York City’s annual Pride celebration. The parade began 51 years ago and has long been a symbol of the strength, …..
St. John’s University Reportedly Fires Professor For Reading Racial Slur In Mark Twain Passage Mark Twain once said that “A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.” Professor Hannah Berliner Fischthal may have cause to question that pearl of wisdom …..
Rep. Cicilline Demands The Censuring Of Colleagues For The “Mischaracterization” Of The Jan. 6th Riot We have been discussing the effort in Congress to punish dissenting viewpoints among members on issues ranging from the Jan. 6th riot to the pandemic to racism. This has included …..
“Remember It’s a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird”: Loudon Teacher Pushes To Ban Classic Book Due To Its “White Savior” We have previously discussed efforts to ban classic books, including To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Lee’s book has been banned in states from …..
Arizona Couple Arrested After Falsely Claiming The Kidnapping Of A Child To Get Police To Find Their Stolen Truck We often discuss criminals who are standouts for their stupidity or audacity or savagery. When it comes to Stormee Wagner, 40, and James E. Wagner, 37, …..
Gosh Oshkosh: University of Wisconsin Bans Any Speech Deemed “Insulting” or Demeaning” There is a new controversy over university speech codes with a “red light” rating given to the University of Wisconsin (Oshkosh) and its prohibition of “insulting” or “demeaning” comments, including insulting someone over …..
Miami Woman Arrested After Allegedly Posing As Student To Get Kids To Follow Her On Instagram Audrey Nicole Francisquini, 28, wanted people to check out her Instagram account so much that she dressed like a student to pass out flyers at the American Senior High …..
Houston Man Arrested As Police Continue Search For Missing Tiger A story in Houston has everything you would want in a legal controversy: a murder, a mysterious figure known only as “D”, a missing Bengal tiger named India and even Carole Baskin of Tiger King …..
Bad Bet: Who Can Gamblers Sue For Losing Money On A Doped Horse? Today Bob Baffert, the trainer of the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, admitted today that the now disqualified horse was treated with an anti-fungal ointment called Otomax, which includes betamethasone. That is the …..
Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur In a major but likely controversial victory for free speech, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned the conviction of a retired Air Force Colonel for using a …..
CDC Admits That It Miscalculated The Risk Of Outdoor Covid Transmission The New York Times is reporting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was relying on a faulty study in declaring a 10 percent chance of the transmission of Covid-19 outdoors. After using …..
Free Speech Inc.: How Democrats Have Found A New But Shaky Faith In Corporate Speech Below is an updated version of my column in the Hill on Facebook’s decision to uphold the ban on former president Donald Trump. Notably, this weekend, Twitter took it upon …..
Mount Allison University Professor Suspended For Denying Canada is a Racist County and Criticizing BLM Mount Allison University Professor Rima Azar feels a strong identification to Canada. Born in Lebanon during a civil war, Azar developed a lasting appreciation for the freedoms of Canada, particularly …..
Happy Mother’s Day Happy Mother’s Day to all! Today holds a special meaning for me because last year I was with my now 93-year-old mother, Angela Piazza Turley, who was in hospice. We all thought that would be our last Mother’s Day with her. She …..
Weekend Photos: Just Deserts By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Semi-arid lands do not often come to mind when one envisions beautiful countryside. One attribute it affords the beholder is its accentuation of geology and a sense of timelessness. Left undisturbed, change is often not of …..
New York Court Orders Mother To Remove Confederate Flag Decoration or Risk Losing Custody of Her Daughter There is an interesting First Amendment case brewing in New York after an appellate ruled that a mother identified as Christie could lose custody of her daughter unless …..
“Keep As Much Money As You Can”: Hunter Biden Disclosures Offer New Details On His Chinese Financial Dealings And Associations There are new disclosures from Hunter Biden’s laptop that offer an added perspective on his dealings with Chinese figures, including Patrick Ho, secretary general of …..
The Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Indictments Against All Four Former Officers In Floyd Death The Justice Department has secured indictments of the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death. The three-count indictment unsealed Friday names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, …..
“A Failure To Be Anti-Racist”: Faculty Denounce Cypress College Over Suspension Of Professor In Anti-Police Diatribe We recently discussed the controversy at Cypress College involving a professor becoming irate after student, Braden Ellis, stated that he felt police officers are heroes in our society. The …..
New Jersey Police Officer Fired For Calling BLM Protesters “Terrorists” We have been discussing the termination of public employees and others for their postings on social media or public displays. The latest case is out of New Jersey where former Hopewell Township police officer Sara …..
Protesters Deface Billy Goat Trail With Anti-Police Graffiti As many on this blog know, I am a lifelong hiker and backpacker. I often do dawn hikes on the Billy Goat trail along the Potomac, one of the most cherished and beautiful areas in the Washington …..
If Congress Truly Supports Our Troops, It Must End The Feres Doctrine Below is my column in The Hill on the Supreme Court’s rejection of the case of a former West Point cadet who was barred from suing over the handling of her alleged rape. …..
Facebook Upholds Trump Ban But Admits Permanent Ban Lacked Any Objective Standard Facebook’s Oversight Board just voted that the company may want to give Trump back his boots. The decision of the board to uphold the decision to ban Trump but reconsider his lifetime ban …..
“Kierstien Hening Refused To Kneel”: Virginia Tech Sued By Student Who Alleges Abuse Over Her Refusal To Support BLM and Diversity Displays The lawsuit of Virginia Tech student Kierstien Hening begins with a simple statement: “Kierstien Hening refused to kneel.” The lawsuit filed this week against …..
Juror 52: Does Chauvin Have A New Challenge Over Juror Brandon Mitchell? The conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was undermined this week after the previously anonymous Juror #52 went public with interviews to discuss his experience on the jury and support the …..
BYOC: Teacher’s Racist Diatribe Highlights Failure To Equip Officers With Body Cameras For years, I and others have argued for body camera (and police interrogation cameras) to be used in every jurisdiction. Despite the obvious value of such cameras, jurisdictions like Los Angeles County have …..
The Biden Administration Drops Dozens of Charges Against Violent Protesters in Portland We recently discussed how the plea agreement with a BLM protester (who tried to cut the brake lines on a police vehicle) may indicate a significant shift from the Trump Administration in prosecuting …..
Learning To Love “Content Modification”: Facebook’s New Campaign Should Have Free Speech Advocates Nervous In 1964, Stanley Kubrick released a dark comedy classic titled “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.” The title captured the absurdity of getting people …..
Chopped: Will Seattle Officials Now Claim Immunity From Lawsuits After Opposing Such Defenses For Police Officers? Below is my column in The Hill on the new lawsuit against Seattle for its allowing the establishment of an autonomous zone within the city called CHOP. According to …..
Police Groups Ask The University of Minnesota To Investigate Student’s Call To Make Life “Hell” For Officers Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and the Law Enforcement Labor Services has taken the unusual (if not unprecedented) step of asking the University of Minnesota to investigate …..
BLM Protester Pleads Guilty To Trying To Cut The Brake Lining Of NYPD Van There is a plea in the case of a Black Lives Matter protester, Jeremy Trapp, 24, who tried to cut the brake line of a New York Police Department van last …..
California Professor Triggers Controversy Over Anti-Police Comments Captured On Videotape There are growing complaints about faculty using classes for raw advocacy or political diatribes. The most recent such complaint arose at Cypress College where an instructor slammed a student, Braden Ellis, after he called police …..
Tennessee Coach Sues After Being Fired For Tweet Insulting Stacey Abrams We have been discussing disciplinary actions taken against faculty and students for statements made outside of their respective schools. The latest involves Chris Malone who was fired as the offensive line coach for The …..
Why Didn’t The FBI Agents Take Hard Drives In Seizing Electronic Devices? I have been a long critic of Rudy Giuliani going back years, including interviews and press conferences that I have condemned for making unsupported statements (as well as comments inimical to his client’s …..
Georgetown Professor Under Fire For Reading The “N-Word” In A Class On Free Speech and Racism We have been discussing professors who have been investigated or sanctioned for the use of the “n-word” in classes or tests at Duquesne, John Marshall, Augsberg, Chicago, DePaul, Princeton, …..
University of North Carolina Awards NYT Reporter Hannah-Jones A Chair In Investigative Journalism We have been writing about the assault on foundational concepts of neutrality in journalism in academia. This includes academics rejecting the very concept of objectivity in journalism in favor of open advocacy. Columbia …..
University of Rhode Island Condemns Faculty Member For Publishing Criticism Of “Trans-Sex/Gender Ideology” This week Women’s Studies Professor Donna Hughes was publicly condemned by the University of Rhode Island for writing an op-ed that criticized what she called the LGBTQ ideology. The op-ed actually criticized …..
“I Don’t Like Barriers”: New York Woman’s Podcast Could Be Weighed In Trial Of Killing Of NYPD Officer An arrest in the death of NYPD officer Anastasio Tsakos could raise some challenging evidentiary questions in the trial of Jessica Beauvais, 32. Before Beauvais ran over …..
Barnard Professor Triggers Free Speech Controversy After Writing About “Detonating” and Gassing White People A book by a Barnard College English instructor named Ben Philippe has caused a firestorm due to his depiction of a fantasy of gassing white people. The book passage has led …..
“Outraging Public Decency”: Australian Convicted After Filming And Mocking Dying Officers In Crash Supporting free speech is often a difficult task that demands defending the most despised individuals or offensive views in our society. That is certainly the case with Richard Pusey, 42, who became …..
Twitter Suspends Cornell Student For Showing Embarrassing Picture Of Hunter Biden The conservative site College Fix has an account from a Cornell student that caught my eye today in light of the lawsuit yesterday against Twitter by Project Veritas for violating ill-defined “privacy rule.” Joseph …..
Project Veritas Sues CNN In Latest Media Defamation Lawsuit Project Veritas has followed through with the pledge of its founder James O’Keefe to sue CNN over coverage of the ban imposed by Twitter (The group also sued Twitter in a separate lawsuit). There has been …..
The Difficult Realities Of Lethal Force Below is my column in the Hill on the spate of recent police shootings and the resulting calls for reforms and criminal charges. Two new incidents have occurred in the last week and both raise serious questions that must …..
Res Ipsa Hits 50,000,000 Last night, we passed the 50,000,000 mark in views on the blog. I would never have imagined that this little blog (started in a beach house on a lark) could have gone to this size. It is a great testament to …..
Portland Mayor Belatedly Condemns Anarchists But Stops Short Of Condemning Antifa Last year, I testified in the Senate on Antifa and the growing anti-free speech movement in the United States. I specifically disagreed with the statement of House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler that Antifa (and its …..
ABC-Washington Post Poll: Biden Supported By Bare Majority Of Americans A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that President Joe Biden has thus far failed in unifying the nation. His approval level stands at just 52 percent, one of the lowest polling results for a …..
Twitter Admits To Censoring Criticism of The Indian Government On Saturday, Twitter admitted that it is actively working with the Indian government to censor criticism of its handling of the pandemic as the number of cases and deaths continues to skyrocket. There are widespread reports …..
Suspect Who Dragged NYPD Officer Was Previously Released Pending Trial For Attempted Murder The recently released video of a NYPD officer being dragged by a fleeing suspect took an even more controversial turn when it was disclosed that the suspect was out on bond despite …..
This Carriage does it Justice: My New and Bizarre Typewriter By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor It had been a while since my latest purchase of strange technology pieces, the most recent being a telephone having both a rotary dial and a touch-tone pad. But the …..
Hits and Misses: HuffPost and Washington Post Criticized Over Pieces Attacking GOP Senators Public trust in the media has hit an all-time-low in polling and the reason was evident this week with controversies over partisan and erroneous pieces published by the Washington Post and HuffPost …..
Two Professors Face Discipline After Posting Flyers Denouncing a Conservative Colleague There is an interesting and difficult free speech controversy brewing at Tennessee Tech University. Two professors, Julia Gruber and Andrew Smith, circulated a flyer accusing another professor, Andrew Donadio, of being a racist and …..
“State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth”: House Democrats Set To Approve D.C. As The 51st State The House Democrats, with the support of President Joe Biden, is set to vote to approve the establishment of the “State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth” as our 51st state today. …..
Norfolk Police Officer Fired For Making Anonymous Donation To Kyle Rittenhouse Norfolk Police Department Sgt. William Kelly, the second highest-ranking official in the Norfolk Police Department’s internal affairs division, has been fired for making an anonymous donation to the defense fund for Kyle Rittenhouse. The …..
Columbus Shooting Sparks Protests Despite Videotape Showing Knife Attack The shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, in Columbus, Ohio has sparked protests despite the police releasing a videotape that appeared to show Bryant moving to stab another girl. The incident has strikingly similar legal issues to …..
The Chauvin Appeal: How The Comments Of The Court and The Prosecutors Could Raise Challenges Going Forward Below is my column in the Hill on two issues that arose on the final day of the trial of Derek Chauvin that could now feature prominently in …..
Pelosi Refuses To Criticize Waters Despite Court Denouncing Her Remarks For Undermining The Chauvin Trial The fallout over the comments of Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Cal.) continued as Democrats were asked to condemn her call for protesters to stay in the streets and get more …..
“Believe Your Eyes, Chauvin’s Knee Killed Floyd”: How The Line Between The Press and The Prosecution Disappeared In The Chauvin Trial I previously wrote a column warning that media coverage of the George Floyd trial of Derek Chauvin was dangerously incomplete and slanted. The concern …..
Protesters Deface The Former Home Of Defense Witness In Chauvin Trial We recently discussed the reckless rhetoric of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Cal., in Minnesota, including declaring that she and protesters would not accept an acquittal in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. The …..
America’s Micro State: Why Congress Should Consider Retrocession Rather Than Statehood A vote is expected this week in the House for granting the District of Columbia full statehood. The bill will reach the floor without a discussion of the alternative options to securing full voting …..
Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit With rioting continuing in Brooklyn Center, Minn. and around the country, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, went to Minnesota and told the protesters that they “gotta stay on the street” and “get more …..
Chicago Prosecutor Suspended For Stating Adam Toledo Was Armed Before The Shooting Chicago prosecutor, James Murphy, has been placed on leave Saturday after he noted in court hearing this month that Adam Toledo, 13, had a gun in his possession. The statement was made at …..
What Is The Difference Between The Wright And Bobbitt Shootings? Photo: Brooklyn Center Police Department Below is column in USA Today on charging decisions in the Wright and Bobbitt shootings. The sharp contrast in the two decisions raises serious questions over the legal and political …..
“How Much Does The Current Structure Benefit Us?”: AOC Questions Role Of Supreme Court In Defending Court Packing It often seems that our politics of rage has created a new age of berserkers, warriors revered for their blind destructive fury. In order to distinguish yourself …..
“Terror By White Supremacists”: BLM Denounces Coverage Of Co-Founder’s Real Estate Purchases While Facebook Censors Story We recently discussed the move by Twitter to block the account of locking the account of sports journalist Jason Whitlock after he criticized the BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors for …..
Turley To Debate The Constitutionality Of The Wealth Tax Today, I will be debating the constitutionality of the wealth tax. The Federalist Society has organized today’s debate with Indiana Law Professor David Gamage who co-authored Why A Wealth Tax Is Definitely Constitutional. The event titled “Would …..
Hostile Takeover: Democrats To Introduce Bill To Pack The Supreme Court We recently discussed the controversial commission created by President Joe Biden to discuss calls to pack the Supreme Court as well as a number of truly looney ideas for circumventing or reducing the authority …..
Sixth Circuit Upholds Ohio Law Banning Aborting Babies With Down Syndrome The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit this week upheld an Ohio law that bans doctors from performing abortions when they know the reason a woman is seeking an abortion is …..
Former Officer Kim Potter Charged With Second Degree Manslaughter The former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter in the shooting of Daunte Wright. The charge allows for up to ten years in prison but it also has …..
Politicians Again Choose Politics Over Process In The Wright Shooting Photo: Brooklyn Center Police Department Below is my column in the Hill on the Wright shooting and the continuing prejudicial statements made by political figures. The shooting appears to be an accidental case of “weapon …..
IG Report: Congress Restricted The Capitol Police’s Use of Material And Tactics Before Capitol Riot A new report from Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton has sent congressional leaders scrambling after finding that Capitol police were told that they could not use critical riot materials …..
Called At The Plate: Umpire Joe West Wins 0,000 Judgment Against Former Catcher Paul Lo Duca We previously discussed the defamation lawsuit brought by Major League Baseball Umpire Joe West against former catcher Paul Lo Duca after Lo Duca suggested that West took loans of …..
“Don’t Do That”: Reporters Tell Police Chief Not To Use The Term “Riot” We have been discussing the long-standing effort of many in the media to avoid referring to “rioting” in states like Minnesota and Oregon. Even with rioting and looting in full view in …..
‘Intentionally Racist”: Rep. Tlaib Declares Wright Shooting “Wasn’t An Accident” Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib wasted no time in declaring that the shooting of Daunte Wright was a racist shooting and no accident. The long advocate for defunding police has declared that she is done with …..
Persona Non Grata: Yale Professor Who Defended Kavanaugh Is Reportedly Sanctioned Without Notice Or Explanation Professor Amy Chua was by all accounts a popular and accomplished teacher at Yale Law School. Chua’s life (and standing) however seemed to change dramatically in 2018 when she published …..
Is Biden’s The Supreme Court Commission Packed To Fail? Below is my column in The Hill on President Joe Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court. While the composition of the makeup of the Commission is now known, the true purpose of the Commission remains in …..
Twitter Censors Criticism of BLM Founder Buying .4 Million Home In Predominantly White Neighborhood We have been discussing the expanding censorship on Twitter and social media. The latest example involves the story of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors, 37, and her purchase of a …..
Vaccine Lines and Deplaning Airliners: Similar Strategies By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Last Sunday afternoon I happened to be at my home-office looking over Professor Turley’s website. He was updating his then recently posted Easter Sunday article and read the following change: “We went to …..
President Biden Creates Supreme Court Commission To Consider Court-Packing Plan On Friday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. The order is the fulfillment of his pledge on the campaign trial to consider …..
JAMA Editor Fired After Questioning Structural Racism We have been discussing efforts to fire professors who voice dissenting views on various issues including an effort to oust a leading economist from the University of Chicago as well as a leading linguistics professor at Harvard and a literature professor at Penn. The cancel …..
The Hunter Biden Reclamation Project: Jimmy Kimmel Is The Latest To Embrace Hunter’s Scandal Spin We recently discussed how the media has made Hunter Biden a type of collective reclamation project — ignoring evidence of a new possible federal crime while not challenging glaring omissions and …..
President Biden Announces New “Red Flag” Rule Fit For Hunter Biden President Joe Biden has announced unilateral gun control measures as part of his pledge to crackdown on gun violence like the recent attacks in Boulder and Atlanta. The measures are unlikely to have a …..
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Of Disgraced Former Rep. Katie Hill Against The Daily Mail I previously wrote about the defamation claims filed by former Rep. Katie Hill has lost a lawsuit against her husband and a variety of other people, including the Daily Mail for reporting …..
Law Student’s Instagram Posting Triggers Debate Over Anti-White Speech The University of Miami Law School is facing a controversy over how to handle racist comments directed against white students — with objections over a double standard at the university. It is increasingly common to read …..
NYT: Gaetz Sought Preemptive Pardon From Trump The New York Times is reporting that Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz asked President Donald Trump for a preemptive pardon at the end of his term. Gaetz is reportedly facing sex trafficking charges and the report would indicate …..
A Master’s Mulligan? Biden Says Georgia Is Now A Jim Crow State But It Is Still Be Ok For Golf It appears that President Joe Biden did not repeatedly “misspeak” as suggested on CNN. Yesterday, Biden not only did not correct his false claims about …..
Facts First? CNN Host Don Lemon Insists Biden “Misspoke” On Georgia Election Law . . . Repeatedly The White House is not the only outfit struggling to explain the false statements repeatedly made by President Joe Biden about Georgia’s election law. Biden’s false claims have …..
MLB Moves All-Star Game To Colorado Despite The State’s Mandatory Voter Identification Rule We have been discussing the false statements made by President Joe Biden and White House Press Secretary Jan Psaki to support the boycott of Georgia over its new voting law. Yet, the White House is not …..
Key Figure in Gaetz Scandal Admits Asking For Million Michael Smerconish scored a major hit on his Sirius radio program when he hosted Bob Kent, an ex-Air Force officer, who has been named as one of the individuals allegedly involved in seeking $25 million fro …..
Prosecutors Ask Jurors To Dismiss George Floyd Autopsy Findings I previously wrote that the key to conviction in the Derek Chauvin trial (and avoiding a cascading failure in all four cases) is the autopsy findings and the role of drugs (including fentanyl) in the body …..
The Hunter Biden Show: Why Biden’s Most “Beautiful Thing” May Be Media Collusion Below is my column in the Hill on recent interviews by Hunter Biden, which appear to incriminate him in a possible federal felony. What is most striking from a journalistic perspective is …..
Happy Easter!!!! I wanted to send my best wishes everyone celebrating the holiday today. Last year, I wrote about “having the best Easter in the worst of times” due to the pandemic. Notably, today the family is getting vaccinated with the first open vaccine site …..
Psaki’s Alternative Facts: How The Georgia Election Law Became Part of Our Alternate Political Reality For years, the media shredded Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway for a statement on Meet The Press interview on January 22, 2017, in which she defended White House Press Secretary Sean …..
Gaetz Could Be Washington’s Latest High-Profile Defamation Defendant We have been discussing a slew of defamation actions this year. Indeed, as a torts professor, this could prove the golden age of defamation. Recently, new such cases were filed against Fox News, CNN, and various public …..
Democratic Lawyer Marc Elias Under Fire For Suggesting Georgia Voters Will Be UnableTo Read Their Driver’s Licenses Georgia Department of Driver Services We have previously discussed the controversial history of Marc Elias, including allegations that he lied about the funding of Steele Dossier by the …..
Hunter Biden Says Laptop May Have Been His . . . Or The Russians Did It In a bizarre interview, President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden finally acknowledged that the infamous laptop may indeed be his . . . or the creation of Russian intelligence. …..
NPR Corrects False Hunter Biden Claim But . . . National Public Radio issued a correction after running a false statement about the laptop of Hunter Biden in a story about Biden’s recent memoir, “Beautiful Things.” The article by NPR senior editor and correspondent Ron …..
“C’mon Man!”: Biden Again Misrepresents Georgia Election Law While Supporting State Boycott We recently discussed the false statement made repeatedly by President Joe Biden about the Georgia election law, which Biden has called “Jim Crow on steroids.” Biden falsely claims that the law closes polling …..
Key Witness In Chauvin Trial To Invoke The Fifth Amendment And Refuse To Testify One of the key witnesses in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd will not be testifying. Other than the officers themselves, the person …..