Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Kyle Rittenhouse Can Move Forward, Judge Says

‘ONE STEP CLOSER TO JUSTICE’

Kenosha County, City and law enforcement officers with both are were also included in the wrongful-death suit.

Former Politics Reporting Fellow

Published Feb. 2 2023 6:51PM EST

A member of the media interviews Kyle Rittenhouse during a right-wing gathering known as America Fest, an event organized by Turning Point USA, in Phoenix, Arizona. — Jim Urquhart/Reuters

A federal judge declared Wednesday that a wrongful-death lawsuit against Kyle Rittenhouse can move forward. Rittenhouse, who was cleared of all charges after shooting three people with an AR-15-style assault weapon at a racial justice rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August 2020, killed 36-year-old Anthony Huber and 26-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum....

Asta Hemenway

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Kyle Rittenhouse Can Move Forward, Judge Says

Kenosha County, City and law enforcement officers with both are were also included in the wrongful-death suit.

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