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New Orleans Cop Suspended After Trayvon Rants

Mar 27, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

New Orleans Cop Suspended After Trayvon Rants

White officer: 'Act like a Thug Die like one'

(Newser) - A white New Orleans police officer has been suspended without pay after posting comments on an online news story about Trayvon Martin , reports the Times-Picayune . "Act like a Thug Die like one!" wrote Jason Giroir. And later, in response to a critic who called the comments racist: "...

Trayvon's Mom Trademarks Teen's Name, Slogans

Mar 27, 2012 8:22 AM CDT

Trayvon's Mom Trademarks Teen's Name, Slogans

She wants money to assist other families

(Newser) - Trayvon Martin's mother has moved to prevent other people from cashing in on her son's death. She has filed trademark applications for the slain teenager's name and the phrases "Justice for Trayvon" and "I Am Trayvon," which have been appearing on T-shirts at protests...

Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin Pummeled Me

Mar 26, 2012 11:38 AM CDT

Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin Pummeled Me

Police say witnesses have corroborated much of his account

(Newser) - Trayvon Martin punched George Zimmerman, climbed on top of him, and banged his head into the sidewalk several times before a bloodied Zimmerman shot and killed him. Or at least, that's what Zimmerman told police in the wake of the shooting, and authorities tell the Orlando Sentinel that witnesses...

Witnesses: Zimmerman Made No Effort to Help Trayvon

Witness:
Zimmerman
Straddled
Trayvon

Mar 26, 2012 7:51 AM CDT

Witness: Zimmerman Straddled Trayvon

...with hands pressed on his back: neighbors

(Newser) - Another day, another completely conflicting witness in the Trayvon Martin killing. This time, a neighbor is rebutting George Zimmerman's claims of self-defense and trying to help Martin after the shooting. Mary Cutcher and her roommate say they went outside after hearing shots fired and spotted Zimmerman on top of...

Schumer: Re-Examine All
'Stand Your Ground' Laws

Mar 26, 2012 4:07 AM CDT

Schumer: Re-Examine All 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

NY senator fears laws could be increasing violence

(Newser) - New York Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the Department of Justice to re-examine measures in all 24 states that have "Stand Your Ground" self-defense laws, reports CBS News . Calling Stand Your Ground "a whole new concept in our jurisprudence," Schumer is urging an investigation to see...

Group Calls for
Black Militia to
Grab Zimmerman

new black panther party

Mar 26, 2012 3:48 AM CDT

Group Calls for Black Militia to Grab Zimmerman

Fears raised as separatist organization urges capture 'dead or alive'

(Newser) - The Trayvon Martin case is threatening to spiral into a dangerous conflict of vigilante against vigilante, officials fear. The New Black Panther Party is calling for a militia of 5,000 black volunteers to capture Trayvon's killer, George Zimmerman, who's in hiding. The small group has posted flyers...

Zimmerman Called Trayvon 'Term of Endearment': Pal

Mar 25, 2012 5:24 PM CDT

Zimmerman Called Trayvon 'Term of Endearment': Pal

Joe Oliver says he called Martin a goon, not a coon...

(Newser) - George Zimmerman's friend went on Good Morning America today to defend him. But Joe Oliver's defense was a little, uhh, odd. After saying that Zimmerman is in hiding and doing "better" but initially "couldn't stop crying," he was asked a question about the racial...

Guess Who
Wears Hoodies?
Geraldo Rivera

Mar 25, 2012 1:50 PM CDT

Guess Who Wears Hoodies? Geraldo Rivera

Yep, the man who warned against the fashion choice has chosen it

(Newser) - Geraldo Rivera has been catching more than a little flak for saying that he would "bet money" George Zimmerman wouldn't have shot Trayvon Martin if Martin hadn't been wearing a hoodie. Among the more amusing reactions:

A Tumblr has emerged, charting a very suspicious person in a

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24 States
Have 'Stand
Your Ground' Laws

Mar 25, 2012 11:38 AM CDT

24 States Have 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

Trayvon Martin shooting brings them renewed attention

(Newser) - The shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has brought renewed scrutiny to Florida's "stand your ground" law on self-defense. In many states, a person who feels threatened in a public place is legally obligated to attempt to flee before deadly force can be used. Not so in Florida or,...

David Plouffe
Lambastes GOP
'Clown Show'

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Mar 25, 2012 8:48 AM CDT

David Plouffe Lambastes GOP 'Clown Show'

Targets 'reckless' Gingrich comments on Trayvon Martin murder

(Newser) - David Plouffe is making the talk-show rounds this morning, and CNN reports that he's wasting zero time in bashing Newt Gingrich for accusing President Obama of politicizing the Trayvon Martin killing , and dismissing the GOP nomination race at large as a "clown show." Gingrich "is clearly...

Trayvon Marchers Hit
Streets Nationwide

Mar 24, 2012 4:40 PM CDT

Trayvon Marchers Hit Streets Nationwide

Tampa, Columbia, Chicago among cities hosting protests for Trayvon Martin

(Newser) - A weekend of rallies for Trayvon Martin kicked off today with about a thousand marchers at a busy intersection in Tampa, Florida, and hundreds more in Columbia, SC, MSNBC reports. Many in Tampa carried Skittles and wore hoodies, as Martin did on the day he was gunned down by a...

Trayvon Lawyers Draw On 'Bootcamp Playbook'

Mar 24, 2012 3:22 PM CDT

Trayvon Lawyers Draw On 'Bootcamp Playbook'

Benjamin Crump: 'The jury is the American people'

(Newser) - The lawyers fighting Trayvon Martin's case are seeking more than justice in a court of law. Attorneys at the black-owned law firm of Parks & Crump took their case to the public right away, contacting media and Al Sharpton , pushing for the release of 911 tapes, and helping to...

Obama's Trayvon
Comment May Be
'Watershed
Moment'

OPINION

Mar 24, 2012 11:33 AM CDT

Obama's Trayvon Comment May Be 'Watershed Moment'

He handled it perfectly: Major Garrett

(Newser) - President Obama's poignant line yesterday about Trayvon Martin— "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon" —may end up being a "watershed moment for his presidency," writes Major Garrett at the National Journal . Obama has generally avoided addressing "distinctly racial issues,"...

Zimmerman's Lawyer:
He's Not a Racist

Mar 24, 2012 9:37 AM CDT

Zimmerman's Lawyer: He's Not a Racist

He also thinks 'stand your ground' doesn't apply in Trayvon Martin case

(Newser) - The man who shot Trayvon Martin in what he says was a case of self-defense is keeping out of the public eye, but George Zimmerman's lawyer went on CNN last night to rebut the notion that his client is racist. Zimmerman and his wife mentored two black teens, even...

Gingrich:
Obama's
Trayvon Line
'Disgraceful'

Mar 24, 2012 6:00 AM CDT

Gingrich: Obama's Trayvon Line 'Disgraceful'

He accused president of turning 'into a racial issue'

(Newser) - President Obama has generally won high praise for his widely circulated line about the Trayvon Martin shooting—" If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon "—but Newt Gingrich found the comments "disgraceful" and racially divisive. “It’s not a question of who that...

Years Ago, Trayvon's City Forced Out Jackie Robinson

Mar 23, 2012 3:50 PM CDT

Years Ago, Trayvon's City Forced Out Jackie Robinson

Sanford, Florida, has an unfortunate history of racism

(Newser) - The Trayvon Martin shooting has put a negative spotlight on Sanford, Florida, and Dave Zirin at the Nation points out that it's not the first time for the city. The quick version: In 1946, the mayor and outraged citizens wouldn't let the minor league Montreal Royals take the...

Florida Students Walk Out
in Trayvon Protests

Mar 23, 2012 12:30 PM CDT

Florida Students Walk Out in Trayvon Protests

Hundreds take part in rallies

(Newser) - Protests over the shooting of Trayvon Martin continued today as hundreds of students walked out of class at several South Florida high schools. At one, students formed the initials T and M on an athletic field, reports MSNBC . (Click the link to see video.) "For the most part...

Geraldo:
Blame Hoodie
for Trayvon's
Death

Mar 23, 2012 10:41 AM CDT

Geraldo: Blame Hoodie for Trayvon's Death

Rivera says 'black and Latino youngsters' should not wear hoodies

(Newser) - Geraldo Rivera knows what to blame for Trayvon Martin 's death: the teen's choice of clothing. The Fox News host said today on Fox & Friends that he would "bet money" George Zimmerman wouldn't have shot Martin if Martin hadn't been wearing a hoodie, Politico...

Obama: 'If I Had a Son,
He'd Look Like Trayvon'

Mar 23, 2012 10:10 AM CDT

Obama: 'If I Had a Son, He'd Look Like Trayvon'

President makes first comments on the death of Trayvon Martin

(Newser) - President Obama weighed in on the Trayvon Martin shooting today in the most personal of ways: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon," he said at the White House today, reports Politico . "When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids....

Sharpton Leads Trayvon Rally

Mar 22, 2012 11:29 PM CDT

Sharpton Leads Trayvon Rally

Fla. state attorney quits investigation

(Newser) - Civil rights leader Al Sharpton led thousands of people in a rally yesterday in the Florida town where Trayvon Martin was shot. "We cannot allow a precedent when a man can just kill one of us and then walk out with the murder weapon," Sharpton said, flanked by...