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Self-Defense or Illegal Homicide? Is ‘Stand-Your-Ground’ Evolving?
Patrik Jonsson, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR ATLANTA (Christian Science Monitor) — Again and again American juries, including one in Reno,…
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Florida Mom Convicted for Firing Warning Shot Released from Prison
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 28 (UPI) — A Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot…
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U.S. Commission Hears Experts on ‘Stand Your Ground’
Mike Schneider, ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — “Stand your ground” statutes benefit whites more than blacks, are unnecessary…
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Marissa Alexander Denied ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (USA Today) — Duval County Circuit Court Judge James Daniel has made a major ruling in the…
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Marissa Alexander Back on Trial in July
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call Marissa Alexander Marissa Alexander will stand trial again July…
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Marissa Alexander’s Sentence Could Triple in ‘Warning-Shot’ Case
[Florida Times-Union] A Jacksonville woman whose case generated outrage when she was sentenced to 20 years in prison may end…
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Florida Woman Imprisoned for ‘Warning Shot’ Released from Prison Before Thanksgiving
[ABC News] Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News from ABC | Thanksgiving Recipes A Florida woman who…
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Renisha McBride and Other Black Women Need to be Defended
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist All Renisha McBride wanted to do was to go home. She had been in a…
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Marissa Alexander Will Get a New Trial
[MSNBC] Marissa Alexander, the African-American woman who was sentenced to 20 years for discharging a firearm in Florida despite pleading…
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Blacks in America are Guilty – America’s Polluted Perception
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times On Saturday, July 13, 2013, Trayvon Benjamin…
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