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Apr 15, 2024 • Andrea Burkhart

Legal Doc Archive

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Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron v. Candace Owens Legal docs
I’m not committing to extensively following this case, because these docs are more expensive than most and civil cases tend to be dominated by discovery…
Jan 7 • Andrea Burkhart
Charlie Kirk Legal Documents
On this page you'll find a public archive of the legal filings I've collected relating to the murder of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025.
Oct 24, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart

Recent posts

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Shifting the frame: Who's on trial?
Tyler Robinson's defense is employing a tactic perfected by Alex Spiro by making opposing counsel the target.
Jan 14 • Andrea Burkhart
1:33:49
Christy Martin Wins - Part 6
Watch now | Christy concludes her direct examination and is crossed on discrepancies with her initial statement to law enforcement.
Jan 12 • Andrea Burkhart
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron v. Candace Owens Legal docs
I’m not committing to extensively following this case, because these docs are more expensive than most and civil cases tend to be dominated by discovery…
Jan 7 • Andrea Burkhart
In Macron v. Owens, the First Amendment gives an unexpected advantage to the plaintiffs
Although normally defamation defendants are the primary beneficiaries of the First Amendment, in this case, the interests of free speech may doom…
Jan 6 • Andrea Burkhart

Charlie Kirk

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Shifting the frame: Who's on trial?
Tyler Robinson's defense is employing a tactic perfected by Alex Spiro by making opposing counsel the target.
Jan 14 • Andrea Burkhart
Takeaways from the unsealed Tyler Robinson transcript
What happened at the hearing on October 24th primarily shows universal dismissal of conspiracy theories surrounding the case.
Dec 31, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart
The free speech battle lines are being drawn.
Tyler Robinson's defense has taken its position on the gag order, and they basically want everyone to shut up.
Nov 29, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart
The "missing evidence" in Tyler Robinson's case and the hunt for a story.
This episode involving a news company's request for video footage reveals a no-win situation for the State, and a gold mine for the media.
Nov 20, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart

Christy Martin

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1:33:49
Christy Martin Wins - Part 6
Watch now | Christy concludes her direct examination and is crossed on discrepancies with her initial statement to law enforcement.
Jan 12 • Andrea Burkhart
1:01:47
Christy Martin Wins - Part 5
Watch now | Christy describes Jim Martin's brutal attack on her on November 23, 2010.
Jan 1 • Andrea Burkhart
2:00:55
Christy Martin Wins - Part 4
Watch now | Christy Martin begins her direct examination, sharing her story of how she became involved with Jim, why she stayed, and what the…
Dec 21, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart
1:20:31
Christy Martin Wins - Part 3
We meet Sherry Lusk, Christy's first romantic partner who reconnected with her when Christy was deciding to leave Jim and who witnessed how Jim's…
Dec 13, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart

Justice System Critiques

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The murder of Rob Reiner and the epidemic of idiot compassion.
On both the personal and collective levels, we've lost sight of what kindness and respect really mean in dealing with addiction and mental illness.
Dec 16, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart
When juvenile protections go too far.
The Stillwater, Oklahoma case of Jesse Butler raises some serious questions about who gets access to rehabilitative dispositions.
Dec 9, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart
The response to Iryna Zarutska's killing prioritizes politics over policy
Ironically, "Iryna's Law," passed by the North Carolina legislature this week, wouldn't even apply to her killer.
Oct 6, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart
Criminalizing mental illness is getting us killed
Who's going to be asking the right questions about the murder of Iryna Zarutska?
Sep 9, 2025 • Andrea Burkhart
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