I’ve seen some things that the MSM has gone crazy about, but when you look at what was being said/done by the judge, it really isn’t out of line. Example was chastising the prosecutor about trying to paint Rittenhouse in a negative light because he didn’t go out and blab about his experience. He didn’t talk to anyone about it, which is his right. Constitutional right. To try maligning a witness because they were exercising their Constitutional rights is just plain wrong. And the judge said so.
Another thing that was done was that the prosecutor tried bringing into evidence some video tape that supposedly had Rittenhouse on it, but was not of that night. It was from some other, unknown time. His face was not on it, only a voice they said was his. The judge denied it from being used in court because (a) it didn’t have relevant bearing and (b) didn’t readily identify Rittenhouse. The prosecutor later tried using it to make a point and the judge stopped him cold. The MSM tried saying that was bias in favor of the defendant. It was actually the judge again chastising the prosecutor for disobeying his earlier ruling on the video tape.
As @cheebdragon said, the part about not referring to the people shot as victims is absolutely sane and logical. The case is whether Rittenhouse went there with the express purpose of shooting some people or if he shot in self-defense. To refer to those shot as “victims” paints the picture to the jury that they were murdered and is biased in favor of the prosecution. To stop that merely keeps the case as even as possible.
The part that truly bothers me with this episode (as with so many things these days) is how the media tries painting a biased picture of things instead of just reporting news. They seem to be, in this case, trying to paint the picture of an unfair trial so that if Rittenhouse is found not guilty they can incite more rioting and violence.