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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a news conference in the briefing room at the White House on August 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke on several topics including unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Portland, Oregon. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Right-wing violence as "self-defense"

Amanda Marcotte
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More guns? No thanks

Amanda Marcotte
This photo provided Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 by the Fulton County Sheriff'­s Office, shows U.S. District Court Judge Mark Fuller after his arrest on a misdemeanor battery charge in Atlanta. (Anonymous)

Wife-beating judge exposed

Brad Friedman
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Right's latest rape lunacy

Katie McDonough
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Marissa Alexander (AP/Lincoln B. Alexander)

"Trapped in the dark"

Victoria Law
Marissa Alexander (AP/Lincoln B. Alexander)

Katie McDonough
Michael Dunn (Reuters/Bob Mack)

Katie McDonough
Renisha McBride (Screenshot, Fox 2 News)

Natasha Lennard
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Renisha McBride, 19, shot dead (Screenshot, Fox 2)

Natasha Lennard
Marissa Alexander (AP/Lincoln B. Alexander)

Natasha Lennard
Marissa Alexander, John McNeil (AP/Lincoln B. Alexander)

"Stand Your Ground" lives on

Katie McDonough
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Natasha Lennard
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