The material on this page is a collection of reporting on the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for the murder of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and the shooting of Gaige Grosskreutz. It is updated daily.
Trailer Premiere — Season 4 of Jury Duty: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
Episode 2: Violating Bond Hearing
Episode 3: Pretrial Hearing — Part 1
Episode 4: Pretrial Hearing — Part 2
Episode 5: Weekly Recap — Conversations on Language, Bias, and Privilege with Abbe Smith
Episode 6: Admissible Evidence Hearing — Part 1
Episode 7: Admissible Evidence Hearing — Part 2
Episode 10: Weekly Recap — Conversation With Kenosha Criminal Defense Attorney Michael Cicchini
Episode 11: Prosecutor’s Opening — Part 1
Episode 12: Prosecutor’s Opening — Part 2
Episode 13: Prosecutor’s Opening — Part 3
Episode 14: Defense Opening — Part 1
Episode 15: Weekly Recap — The Art of the Opening Statement with Abbe Smith
Episode 16: Defense Opening — Part 2
Episode 17: Defense Opening — Part 3
Episode 18: Dominick Black — Part 1
Episode 19: Dominick Black — Part 2
Episode 20: Weekly Recap — Character Perceptions with Abbe Smith
Episode 21: Koerri Washington Direct Examination — Part 1
Episode 22: Koerri Washington Direct Examination — Part 2
Episode 23: Koerri Washington Cross-Examination
Episode 24: Koerri Washington Re-Direct and Re-Cross Examinations
Episode 25: Weekly Recap — Narrative Control with Abbe Smith
Episode 26: Detective Martin Howard Direct Examination — Part 1
Episode 28: Detective Martin Howard Direct Examination — Part 2
Episode 29: Detective Martin Howard Direct Examination — Part 3
Episode 30: Weekly Recap — Discussions on Strategy with Abbe Smith
Episode 31: Detective Martin Howard Direct Examination — Part 4
Episode 32: Detective Martin Howard Direct Examination — Part 5
Episode 33: Detective Martin Howard Cross-Examination — Part 1
Episode 34: Detective Martin Howard Cross-Examination — Part 2
Episode 35: Weekly Recap — Conversations on Pushing Narratives with Abbe Smith
Episode 36: Detective Martin Howard Cross-Examination — Part 3
Episode 37: Direct Examination of Richie McGinniss — Part 1
Episode 38: Direct Examination of Richie McGinniss — Part 2
Episode 39: Direct Examination of Richie McGinniss — Part 3
Episode 40: Weekly Recap — Abbe Smith on Why “These Feel Like Defense Witnesses”
Episode 41: Direct Examination of Richie McGinniss — Part 4
Episode 42: Cross-Examination of Richie McGinniss — Part 1
Episode 43: Cross-Examination of Richie McGinniss — Part 2
Episode 44: Direct Examination of Ryan Balch — Part 1
Episode 45: Weekly Recap — “Whose Witness Is This Anyway?” with Abbe Smith
Episode 46: Direct Examination of Ryan Balch — Part 2
Episode 47: Direct Examination of Ryan Balch — Part 3
Episode 48: Direct Examination of Ryan Balch — Part 4
Episode 49: Cross-Examination & Re-Direct Examination of Ryan Balch
Episode 50: Weekly Recap — “The Prosecution’s Case for Self-Defense” with Abbe Smith
Episode 51: Direct Examination of Jason Lackowski
Episode 52: Cross and Re-Direct Examinations of Jason Lackowski
Episode 53: The Testimonies of Amber Rasmussen and Sarah Hughes
Episode 54: The Testimony of Kariann Swart
Episode 55: Weekly Recap — “The Structure of the Prosecution’s Case” with Abbe Smith
Episode 56: Anthony Huber Character Evidence Sidebar
Episode 57: The Testimonies of Sahil & Anmol Khindri
Episode 58: Cross-Examination of Anmol Khindri
Episode 59: The Cops Who Let Rittenhouse Walk Past Them
Episode 60: Weekly Recap — “More Setbacks for the Prosecution Narrative” with Abbe Smith
Episode 61: Direct Examination of Witness Shot by Rittenhouse — Part 1
Episode 62: Direct Examination of Witness Shot by Rittenhouse — Part 2
Episode 63: Direct Examination of Witness Shot by Rittenhouse — Part 3
Episode 64: Cross-Examination of Witness Shot by Rittenhouse — Part 1
Episode 65: Weekly Recap — “The Prosecution’s Preparation Problem” with Abbe Smith
Episode 66: Cross-Examination of Witness Shot by Rittenhouse — Part 2
Episode 67: Re-Direct and Re-Cross of Witness Shot by Rittenhouse
Episode 68: The Testimony of Kristan Harris
Episode 69: The Testimonies of Officers Erich Weidner & Jeffrey Van Wie
Episode 70: Weekly Recap — “From Bad to Worse to Worst” with Abbe Smith
Episode 71: The Testimony of Detective Ben Antaramian
Episode 72: The Forensic Testimonies of James Armstrong & Dr. Doug Kelley
Episode 73: Direct Examination of Nick Smith
Episode 74: Direct, Cross, & Re-Direct Examination of Nick Smith
Episode 75: Weekly Recap — The Prosecution Case Ends and the Defense Begins with Abbe Smith
Episode 76: The Testimony of JoAnn Fiedler
Episode 77: Cross & Re-Direct Examinations of JoAnn Fiedler
Episode 78: The Testimony of Nathan DeBruin
Episode 79: The Testimonies of Lucas Zanin, Jacob Marshall, & Anmol Khindri
Episode 80: Weekly Recap — “The Only Prosecution Win So Far” with Abbe Smith
Episode 81: Direct Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse — Part 1
Episode 82: Direct Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse — Part 2
Episode 83: Direct Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse — Part 3
Episode 84: Cross-Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse — Part 1
Episode 85: Weekly Recap — “Binger Gets Stung” with Abbe Smith
Episode 86: Cross-Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse — Part 2
Episode 87: Cross-Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse — Part 3
Episode 88: Cross-Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse — Part 4
Episode 89: Cross-Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse — Part 5
Episode 90: Weekly Recap — “Logarithms” & “Pickles” with Abbe Smith
Episode 91: The Testimony of Dr. John Black
Episode 92: The Testimonies of Brittni Bray, Frank “Drew” Hernandez, & James Armstrong
Episode 93: Prosecution Closing — Part 1
Episode 94: Prosecution Closing — Part 2
Episode 95: Weekly Recap — “The Perils of Using the Trial for Discovery” with Abbe Smith
Episode 96: Prosecution Closing — Part 3
Episode 97: Prosecution Closing — Part 4
Episode 98: Prosecution Closing — Part 5
Episode 99: Defense Closing — Part 1
Episode 100: Weekly Recap — “Accessing the Prosecutor’s Closing” with Abbe Smith
Episode 101: Defense Closing — Part 2
Episode 102: Defense Closing — Part 3
Episode 103: Defense Closing — Part 4
Episode 104: Defense Closing — Part 5
Episode 105: Weekly Recap — “Assessing the Defense’s Closing” with Abbe Smith
Episode 106: Prosecution Rebuttal — Part 1
Episode 107: Prosecution Rebuttal — Part 2
Episode 108: Jury Deliberations
Episode 109: Conclusion of Jury Deliberations & Verdict
Episode 110: Weekly Recap — “The Final Recap” with Abbe Smith
Collected Reporting
How Kyle Rittenhouse Walked Free Mary Harris, Slate
Of Course Kyle Rittenhouse Was Acquitted Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
The Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, explained: ‘If you believe him when he says self-defense, then you have to acquit him’ Lindsay Schnell, USA Today
When Everything Is “Self-Defense” Dahlia Lithwick, Slate
The Outsized Meaning of the Rittenhouse Verdict Paige Williams, The New Yorker
The Kyle Rittenhouse trial is being dissected on TikTok Rachel Lerman, Washington Post
The Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Reinforces a Long American Tradition: White Animus Against Black Grievance Erin Aubry Kaplan, Politico
White Vigilantes and Black Protest John Nichols, The Nation
Rittenhouse and the Right’s White Vigilante Heroes Charles M. Blow, New York Times
Kyle Rittenhouse, Ahmaud Arbery Cases Show Connection Between Vigilantism and Police Toella Pliakas, Teen Vogue
Why Kyle Rittenhouse Is a Right-Wing Hero and Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Are Not Molly Osberg, New Republic
After Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a city and country wonder ‘where we go from here’ Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times
What the Arbery and Rittenhouse Trials Can’t Do for America Joseph Margulies, Politico Magazine