George Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in a fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in 2013, was charged with aggravated assault on Saturday after his arrest in connection with a domestic disturbance in Florida.
A tearful judge on Wednesday sent a white Michigan man to prison for at least 17 years for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager on his front porch in a racially charged case that sparked protests in the Detroit area.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Wednesday formally lifted the state of emergency that he had declared in Ferguson weeks ago when the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer sparked sometimes violent demonstrations.
A CNN legal analyst said that although Michael Dunn was not convicted of the murder charge filed against him for the death of minor Jordan Davis, the Florida state prosecutor's office could pursue a new trial if the victim's family feel that Davis' reputation has been besmirched during the initial trial.
The road to amend the current self-defense law of the state of Florida has hit a setback when Michael Dunn was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder for fatally shooting minor Jordan Davis. USA Today underscored the fact that the charge against Dunn was made on the day of Trayvor Martin's birthday.
George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood 30-year-old watchman, acquitted in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was arrested after deputies in Florida responded to a disturbance call in Orlando on Monday, authorities said
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of slain 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the Stand-Your-Ground laws in Florida must be amended and reviewed.
Shellie Zimmerman, the estranged wife of the former neighborhood watchman, said Thursday that while she respects the jury's not guilty verdict in his second-degree murder trial, she may have doubts about his innocence
Former NBA superstar Charles Barkley said that he agrees with the not guilty verdict handed out to George Zimmerman last week, but blasted the media for giving platform for racists to "vent" their ignorance.
After the acquittal of George Zimmerman of second degree murder and manslaughter on Saturday evening, many have taken to the streets to protest in cities throughout the U.S. Those who have vented their outrage to the verdict have also taken to social media. One 'mash-up' photo on Twitter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King wearing a hoodie has become a sensation online, but it also generated some anger within his family.
Several protesters were arrested over the weekend as demonstrators expressed outrage over George Zimmerman's acquittal in his second degree murder trial.
George Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara told jurors Friday in closing argument that his defense team has proven the neighborhood watch volunteer's "pure, unadulterated innocence" of second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
As the end of the second week approaches in the George Zimmerman trial, Seminole Court Judge Debra Nelson asked the defendant whether he will testify as part of the courtroom drama. After consultation with his defense team, Zimmerman decided that he will not take the stand. His defense team also planned to rest later on Wednesday afternoon.
The George Zimmerman Trial on Friday involved testimony from the associate medical examiner Shiping Bao, an expert in forensic pathology who has performed more than 3,000 autopsies during his career
George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch captain, charged with second-degree murder for killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford Florida on February 26, told police he was pursuing the teenager because of a rash of crime in the area.
Jonathan Good, a neighbor of George Zimmerman who says he may have had the best view of the tussle leading up to Trayvon Martin's murder, began his testimony at the neighborhood watchman's trial on Friday, saying that it appeared the unarmed teen was straddling Zimmerman during their confrontation
Rachel Jeantel, a teenage friend of Trayvon Martin, was forced to admit that she did not write a letter that was sent to the victim's mother describing what she allegedly heard on a phone call with him moments before he was shot.
Jurors in the George Zimmerman trial saw photos of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's body on Tueusday during police testimony about the night of the shooting, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The first state witness called this afternoon was Sanford police Sgt. Anthony Raimondo, one of the first officers to arrive at the scene after the shooting.
Jury selection in George Zimmerman's murder resumed in Sanford Florida on Friday, following four days of interviews with different potential jurors, the Huffington Post reported. Zimmerman began his second-degree murder trial earlier this week for the the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, which occurred late February last year.
Jury selection in the Trayvon Martin murder case began on Monday, as Circuit Judge Debra Nelson quickly rejecting a request from defense lawyer Mark O'Mara to delay the trial.
