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Apparently it is not legal for a federal case.

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Thanks, I didn't know this.

Was the Rittenhouse circus _not_ a federal case though?

It was not. It was a state case.

> Was the Rittenhouse circus _not_ a federal case though?

It literally wasn't. It was tried under Wisconsin jurisdiction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting#Ritten...

You're absolutely right, please forgive my ignorance on the matter and thanks for clarifying!

It was not, it was a state case.

No, it was not.

Rittenhouse was tried in a Wisconsin state court.

I don't understand why HN users downvote questions (they don't like). This one should just have a simple yes or no response and 1 point.

Because it takes 2 seconds to Google the answer

Google makes a business about what you see in those first two seconds.

It's bad practice to give-in to the algorithm the way you are suggesting. Just as bad as only reading the headlines.

I practice general search engine avoidance; I don't use a general search engine (google, bing, duck, yandex, etc) if I believe a more specialized search engine will give me what I am looking for. In this circumstance, it's easy to figure out what sort of trial Rittenhouse got by searching for Rittenhouse on Wikipedia directly. With my search keyword for Wikipedia, I can search "wiki rittenhouse" and it takes me to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rittenhouse which in turn leads me to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting

That page clearly states "Under Wisconsin state law, Rittenhouse was charged as an adult with the following crimes: ..."

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