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Md. beating defendant on path to clearing record
A former member of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group who was convicted in the 2010 beating of a black teenager in Baltimore is on a path to having his […]
Zimmerman’s weapon inventory: shotgun, rifle, 3 handguns, 100 rounds
SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman had five guns and more than 100 rounds of ammunition with him when deputies arrested him earlier this month on domestic violence charges, according to […]
George Zimmerman’s wife pleads guilty to perjury
SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman‘s wife pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing after her husband’s arrest, and she was sentenced to a […]
James B. Astrachan and Elizabeth Kameen: Trayvon Martin debate has not ended
The verdict in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial means different things to different observers. Lawyers, other than the prosecution team, have pretty much universally declared that the state of Florida produced insufficient evidence at trial to convict Zimmerman of any crime, let alone second-degree murder, which required the prosecutors to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Zimmer[...]
C. Fraser Smith: We’re not ‘there’ yet on race in America
Attorney General Eric Holder says we need a national conversation about race. He wants to seize the moment provided by the death of Trayvon Martin and by the trial of George Zimmerman.
You should write a book about it
Are you OK with jurors publishing books about their experiences?
Beware the keyboard counselor
What to do when every social media account now seems to come with a shiny new law degree.
Feds to sift through evidence in Zimmerman case
MIAMI — The Justice Department will sift through trial testimony, interviews and other evidence during what is likely to be a months-long investigation into whether George Zimmerman violated Trayvon Martin‘s […]
Juror: Zimmerman jury was initially split
MIAMI — As they began deliberating in George Zimmerman‘s murder trial, three of the six jurors wanted to acquit him while the other three wanted to convict him of either […]
Holder: Martin killing an ‘unnecessary shooting’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called the killing of Trayvon Martin a “tragic, unnecessary shooting,” and said the Justice Department will follow “the facts and the […]
Baltimore rally draws 100 after Zimmerman verdict
Baltimore groups are calling on residents to show their outrage over the verdict acquitting George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin. The People’s Power Assembly and the Southern Christian […]
