House arrest and $100,000 bail for friend of Boston bombing suspect

Pete Williams, Katy Tur and Erin McClam, NBC News

NBC News - A friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with lying to federal investigators after the Boston Marathon bombings was placed on house arrest Monday after posting $100,000 bail...

Lawyer says 17-year-old not guilty in baby killing

Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The lawyer for a suspect in the shooting death of a baby in a stroller says his client is 'absolutely' not guilty...

theGrio's 100: Barbara Arewine, keeping civil rights front and center

theGrio

theGRIO's 100 - Arnwine is president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, which works on issues like racial profiling and voter protection...

theGrio's 100: Jackie Lacy, the 1st female and black Los Angeles DA

theGrio

theGRIO's 100 - The 55-year-old was elected in November as district attorney in Los Angeles, becoming both the first woman and the first African-American in the job...

Lead detective in Trayvon Martin case hires famed lawyer Jose Baez

NBC Latino

NBC LATINO - The lead detective in the George Zimmerman murder trial is not taking any chances...

50 Cent launches investigation into Chris Lighty death

Carrie Healey

theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of Chris Lighty's alleged suicide, some of the hip-hop mogul's close family and friends are questioning the New York City Medical Examiner's ruling of suicide as cause of death...

Judge: Zimmerman can leave county to see lawyers

Kyle Hightower, Associated Press

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The former neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin will be allowed to leave the county where he lives so he can meet with his attorneys...