Chief witness in Trayvon Martin case lied under oath The state's chief witness in the Trayvon Martin murder case lied under oath, prosecutors say. The young woman who says she was on the phone with Martin when he encountered George Zimmerman lied about her whereabouts at another time, the prosecution told a judge Tuesday. More
George Zimmerman to Skip 'Stand Your Ground Hearing' That Could End Case George Zimmerman's attorneys stunned court observers today by deciding to skip a "Stand Your Ground" hearing slated for April that might have led to a dismissal of the charges in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. More
Trayvon Martin murder suspect wants GPS monitor removed Accused murderer George Zimmerman will ask a Florida judge on Tuesday to let him remove his GPS monitoring device and travel freely within the state pending his June 2013 trial in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. More
Jonathan Capehart: George Zimmerman's bloody nose Lawyers for George Zimmerman, the killer of Trayvon Martin, released a photo today of their client's bloody nose taken moments after he shot the unarmed teenager. As the Orlando Sentinel reports, this photo isn't new. A grainy photocopied version was in a batch of evidence released by the prosecution months ago. More
Judge Rejects “Stand Your Ground” in Gay Man’s Shooting Florida man Gerald Radford will now face trial for the murder of John Walter Lay, a gay man with whom he'd clashed at a dog park. 12/14/2024 - 9:56 am | View Link
'Stand Your Ground' Immunity Appeals Divide Florida Bar Defense attorneys on the civil and criminal side squared off before the Florida Supreme Court Thursday over guaranteed quick appeals for shooters denied immunity under the state’s “stand your ground” ... 12/12/2024 - 2:50 am | View Link
Dog park shooting: Judge rejects accused killer's 'stand your ground' defense, sets trial date A Tampa judge has denied a “stand your ground" motion filed by attorneys for the man accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay. 12/12/2024 - 1:57 am | View Link
Decision expected in dog park ‘stand your ground’ case A judge is set to decide if a 'stand your ground' defense is valid in the shooting death of a man at a dog park in Tampa. 12/12/2024 - 12:24 am | View Link
‘Stand Your Ground’ law does not apply to cases before law was passed, Ohio Supreme Court rules Ohio’s “Stand Your Ground” law does not apply to cases that happened before lawmakers passed the legislation, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The state’s high court considered whether the ... 12/10/2024 - 6:15 am | View Link
Tara Palmeri: “With five weeks until his return to the White House, Donald Trump is already delivering on his promise to wage legal vendettas against political enemies and journalists, alike. On Monday night, less than 48 hours after securing a $15 million settlement from ABC News, Trump filed a lawsuit in Iowa District Court accusing the venerated pollster Ann Selzer and her polling company—as well as The Des Moines Register and its parent company, Gannett—of ‘brazen election interference’ and consumer fraud over her November 2 poll showing Kamala Harris winning by three points in Iowa.”
“Whether that polling error constitutes an ‘election-interfering fiction,’ as the suit alleges, is now the question before a Polk County court.
“Americans are more confident in the country’s election system than they have been at any time since the 2020 election, according to a new study — a shift owed to a sea change in Republican sentiment since Donald J. Trump’s election,” the New York Times reports.
“The findings, which echo other post-election polling, underscore the role Mr.
“President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming the initial break-in was a false flag operation carried out by leftist groups disguised as Trump supporters,” CNN reports.
“In comments made immediately after the riot and in the days and weeks leading up to it, Hegseth also amplified false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, a narrative that fueled the violence at the Capitol that day.”
“At state capitols across the U. S. Tuesday, the presidential electors will be gathering to cast their electoral votes, formalizing President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election,” CBS News reports.
“Donald Trump is still a month out from taking office as president, but his tariff threats are already wreaking havoc with US neighbors,” Bloomberg reports.
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reeling from a potentially fatal political blow after his finance minister quit in spectacular fashion, accusing him of not preparing seriously enough to face down Trump.”