But again, I don't know the law in this area. I suspect, though, that a thorough investigation of this event will yield a hole in the law. Seriously, no judge wants to make a ruling that will be overturned up the chain.
Until someone can provide a lot more information about that Iraq case, we just won't know. But the knee jerk reaction against the judge based on heresay is exactly what Chief Justice Roberts was referring to this week.
The verdict comes as President Donald Trump has deployed troops to the border to support U.S. authorities in response to a migrant caravan from Central America. The troops have been given authority to protect Border Patrol agents and other personnel, even though there have been no instances of violence against U.S. authorities.
Swartz still faces a civil rights lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the teen’s mother.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office said prosecutors haven’t decided whether to try Swartz again on the voluntary manslaughter charge.
