George Zimmerman

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Zimmerman Jurors Got Mani-Pedis, Ate at Outback

Details from their 22-day, $33K sequestration

(Newser) - For 22 nights, they stayed at a Florida Marriott, ate hotel food and takeout lunches, and occasionally went out to Outback Steakhouse and other restaurants. They exercised at the hotel fitness center, went bowling, hit Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, saw two movies at the theater, enjoyed Fourth of...

DOJ Wants Your Help in Zimmerman Case

Sets up public email address for tips

(Newser) - The Justice Department is asking for the public's help in its investigation into George Zimmerman, Fox News reports. A public email address (Sanford.Florida@usdoj.gov) is up and running, and ready to collect any tips you may have on him; Eric Holder previously said the DOJ will "consider...

Finally, White People Are Starting to Get It
Finally, White People
Are Starting to Get It
OPINION
Jul 17, 2013 1:55 PM CDT

Finally, White People Are Starting to Get It

In wake of Trayvon, there's a greater awareness of 'white privilege': Eric Liu

(Newser) - Remember the hoodies? After Trayvon Martin was killed, people of all races donned them to declare "I am Trayvon Martin." It was well-meaning but off base, writes Eric Liu at Time . The hoodie was irrelevant; it was only Trayvon's race that mattered. Now, in the aftermath of...

4 Zimmerman Jurors: B37 Doesn't Speak for Us

Martin 'played a huge role in death,' juror B37 says

(Newser) - Four of the six jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman want the world to know that the juror who went public doesn't speak for them. "We ask you to remember that we are not public officials and we did not invite this type of attention into our lives,"...

Eric Holder Slams 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

They need a 'hard look' in wake of Trayvon Martin case, he says

(Newser) - Eric Holder may or may not end up filing a civil rights case against George Zimmerman, but he made one thing clear today in regard to the Trayvon Martin shooting: He hates stand-your-ground laws. Addressing the NAACP, the attorney general drew lengthy applause when he said it was "time...

Richard Cohen: Being Afraid of Black People Isn't Racist

Internet not happy about racial columns

(Newser) - Washington Post op-ed writer Richard Cohen sent some people searching for pitchforks today, with a column declaring that he "can understand why Zimmerman was suspicious and why he thought Martin was wearing a uniform we all recognize." And apparently that opinion was going around among op-ed writers at...

Stop Oversimplifying the Trayvon Tragedy
 Stop Oversimplifying 
 the Trayvon Tragedy 
OPINION
Jul 16, 2013 12:50 PM CDT

Stop Oversimplifying the Trayvon Tragedy

We're making the same mistakes that led to his death: William Saletan

(Newser) - In the outrage over George Zimmerman's acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin, people are calling for action: We need to fight Stand Your Ground laws. We need to fight racism in the criminal justice system. We need to prosecute Zimmerman again. But the truth is, all these people...

Jeantel: Zimmerman Verdict 'BS'

Trayvon Martin's friend talks to Piers Morgan

(Newser) - Trayvon Martin's friend Rachel Jeantel, the last person to speak with the teen and the witness who testified that she heard Trayvon yell at George Zimmerman to "get off," has one word for the not-guilty verdict: "BS." She tells CNN she's "disappointed, upset,...

Zimmerman's Name Uttered in Wisconsin Murder Trial

Potential jurors specifically asked about that case

(Newser) - George Zimmerman's name is popping up again in court—this time in a murder trial in Wisconsin. John Spooner, a 76-year-old white man, is accused of shooting and killing unarmed neighbor Darius Simmons, a 13-year-old black boy, in a case that some are likening to Zimmerman's. (Spooner's...

Daily Show: Florida Needs New Motto

John Oliver slams Zimmerman case: 'The system worked'

(Newser) - The Daily Show returned last night, and interim host John Oliver had a bone to pick with Florida in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict. The problem, he said: "The system worked exactly as it's designed. How does 2013 Florida have a law that seems cut and...

Juror: Zimmerman&#39;s &#39;Heart Was in Right Place&#39;
 Juror: Screams 
 Were Zimmerman's 
UPDATED
Jul 16, 2013 7:59 AM CDT

Juror: Screams Were Zimmerman's

Jury started off split, 'Juror B37' says

(Newser) - The six-woman jury that found George Zimmerman not guilty started off split 50/50 on whether to convict, but those who believed he was not guilty from the start prevailed, the first juror to speak publicly about the case tells CNN . Juror B37 says she believes it was Zimmerman who was...

Trayvon Protesters Raid LA Walmart

LAPD promises crackdown after protest turns violent

(Newser) - Police in Los Angeles made at least 13 arrests and the city's new mayor appealed for calm after protests over the George Zimmerman verdict turned violent last night, with demonstrators breaking windows, attacking passers-by, and jumping on cars. More than 300 LAPD officers swarmed the city's Crenshaw District...

Obama Won't Intervene in DOJ's Zimmerman Decision

And more post-verdict news

(Newser) - Barack Obama famously and controversially weighed in on Trayvon Martin's death (" If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon "), but the president will not be getting involved in the DOJ's looming decision on whether to prosecute George Zimmerman on civil rights charges, Politico...

Zimmerman Verdict Was Outrageous&mdash;and Correct
Zimmerman Verdict Was Outrageous—and Correct
OPINION
Jul 15, 2013 9:57 AM CDT

Zimmerman Verdict Was Outrageous—and Correct

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Sadly, our system worked 'as intended'

(Newser) - There are two unavoidable truths about the George Zimmerman trial: First, based on the state's laws and the prosecutors' case, Zimmerman should not have been convicted of anything. And second, "the killing of Trayvon Martin is a profound injustice," writes Ta-Nehisi Coates at the Atlantic . Florida's...

Case Against Zimmerman No Piece of Cake for DOJ

Feds would have to prove shooting was racially motivated

(Newser) - Amid protests and a push from the NAACP , the Justice Department is looking into the prosecution of George Zimmerman on criminal civil rights grounds—but that would be a genuinely tough case to win, the AP explains. Says a former US attorney: "They'd have to show not only...

Zimmerman Will Get His Gun Back

He's also considering law school

(Newser) - Now that George Zimmerman has been acquitted , he can have back the pistol he used to kill Trayvon Martin—and he needs it "even more" than before, his lawyer tells ABC . Defense attorney Mark O'Mara says his client has no regrets about carrying a gun the night he...

Zimmerman Protests Get Tense in LA

Arrests made there and in NYC, too

(Newser) - Anger at the acquittal of George Zimmerman sparked protests in cities in towns across the US, ranging in size from a few dozen people to thousands. Most protests remained peaceful, but windows were smashed at a demonstration in Oakland and a few groups of protesters split from the main march...

Obama: This Is How We Should Honor Trayvon...

Calls for 'calm reflection' in wake of Zimmerman trial

(Newser) - As the aftermath of George Zimmerman's acquittal continues to unfold—the Washington Post reports protests across the nation with more planned for the future—Obama has issued a statement, asking for Americans to "respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son,"...

Zimmerman Not Off the Hook Just Yet

He could face civil trial or a federal civil rights trial

(Newser) - When the judge in George Zimmerman's trial told him last night that he had "no further business with the court," that didn't mean he had no further business with any court. He still could face a civil trial or a federal civil rights trial in the...

Trayvon's Father: 'I Am Broken Hearted'

Teen's family responds via social media

(Newser) - Trayvon Martin's parents were not on hand to hear last night's not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, but they took to Twitter soon afterward. Some samples of reaction from them and others who supported their son, rounded up by New York , the AP , and the Orlando Sentinel...

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