Some argued that the intense security during the trial last fall in Portland was overblown. One called the physical restraint of Mumford an "appalling overreaction.'' Several wrote of a perceived animosity between Mumford and the marshals throughout the case. Maxine…
Defense lawyer Jesse Merrithew, representing Ryan, said the general trespass provision in federal regulations governing national wildlife refuges is unclear. It states: "No person shall trespass, including but not limited to entering, occupying, using, or being upon, any national wildlife refuge, except…
In a trial last fall, jurors found standoff leader Ammon Bundy and six others not guilty of felony charges. Prosecutors decided despite losing to press ahead with a February trial for the seven remaining defendants. They changed their strategy by…