Stand Your Ground: Sybrina And Tracy Martin Fight For Justice For Trayvon

[soundcloud id=’98570328′]   Florida’s so-called “stand your ground” law will be tested in the courts this week. In this report, Sybrina and Tracy Martin talk about their struggle to deal with a life without their son and their fight for justice. Travyon Martin was an unarmed teenager who was shot by a neighborhood watchman, George […]

Jo Erickson
By Jo Erickson

[soundcloud id='98570328']   Florida's so-called "stand your ground" law will be tested in the courts this week. In this report, Sybrina and Tracy Martin talk about their struggle to deal with a life without their son and their fight for justice. Travyon Martin was an unarmed teenager who was shot by a neighborhood watchman, George

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Expectations Clash With Realities Of Trayvon Martin Case As Jury Selection Begins

While emotions are high now, it is unclear how this case will affect the national conversation after the verdict — if at all.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

In Seminole County, Fla., questions on the nature of race and the right to “stand your ground” will soon be put to the test. Jury selection for the case of the State of Florida v. George Zimmerman began Monday. Over the 15 and a half months since Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old high school student, the nation has teetered

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Jury Selection Begins In Zimmerman’s Trial

It’s not clear whether Zimmerman will take the stand, but he has already testified in pretrial hearings.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

SANFORD, Fla. — In the first order of business in the trial of a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen, a judge Monday denied a defense request to delay the trial's start. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson rejected the delay request in George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial after lead defense

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Newly Released Text Messages Sent By Slain Trayvon Martin Reveal… What, Exactly?

The defense team for Zimmerman, the man charged with killing the Florida teenager, has released texts and photos from Martin’s cell phone.

Kaitlin Funaro
By Kaitlin Funaro

The defense team for George Zimmerman, the man charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, has posted online dozens of text messages and photos from the teen's cell phone. It's not clear whether jurors will ever see the newly-released evidence because it may not be admissible in court. Zimmerman

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NH Repeals Stand Your Ground Amid Increases In Violence

On Wednesday, members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to overturn controversial Stand Your Ground legislation, in place since 2011. New Hampshire has one of the lowest murder rates of any state in the United States, but legislators in the Democratic-controlled House believe it has little effect on crime, and possibly increases violence in […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
In this Thursday, April 12, 2012 file photo, George Zimmerman, right, stands next to a Seminole County Deputy during a court hearing in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel, Pool)

On Wednesday, members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to overturn controversial Stand Your Ground legislation, in place since 2011. New Hampshire has one of the lowest murder rates of any state in the United States, but legislators in the Democratic-controlled House believe it has little effect on crime, and possibly increases

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Zimmerman Steps Away From ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense, Prepares For Jury

(MintPress) – George Zimmerman was the talk of the nation in February 2012 when he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, using Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law as a defense. The case caused widespread debate regarding the merits of the law, stemming from model legislation with ties to the American Legislative Executive Council (ALEC). Yet […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - George Zimmerman was the talk of the nation in February 2012 when he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, using Florida’s controversial "Stand Your Ground" law as a defense. The case caused widespread debate regarding the merits of the law, stemming from model legislation with ties to the American Legislative Executive Council

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