Judge reluctant to delay in Zimmerman case
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The judge handling the case of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin says it would take extreme circumstances for her to grant a continuance for the self-defense immunity hearing...
71- year-old's 'Stand Your Ground' claim rejected
A Tampa jury have found a 71-year old black man was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his white neighbor, 41-year-old David James in front of James' then 8-year-old daughter Danielle
NAACP fights for jailed black businessman
theGRIO REPORT - The NAACP held a press conference Friday to send out a clear message that they will continue to fight for the release of an African-American businessman who they say has been wrongly incarcerated...
Georgia wife praying for justice, time
WILSON, N.C. (AP) — For seven years, Anita McNeil has tried to move on from what she calls "the incident" — that day in December 2005 when her husband shot and killed a man who threatened him outside their home in Georgia.
Black businessman serving life sentence could go free this month
theGRIO REPORT - An African-American businessman, who is serving a life sentence for what activists say is a tragic miscarriage of justice, could be free by the end of October...
NAACP backs 'Stand Your Ground' defense for Georgia prisoner
John McNeil has been in prison for five and half years after being found guilty on murder charges....
Mother stabs daughter's allegedly abusive boyfriend
A mother was arrested and booked second-degree murder charge after fatally stabbing her daughter's boyfriend Saturday night during a physical altercation...
Fla. task force begins 'Stand Your Ground' review
LONGWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida task force will hold its first public meeting just miles from where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed to examine a state self-defense law being used by the man who shot him...
Transgender woman's self-defense put on trial
CeCe McDonald, a black transgender woman, plead guilty to second degree manslaughter in order to lessen her sentence for the murder of a man that attacked her and a group of friends...
Another 'Stand Your Ground' case enters spotlight
theGRIO REPORT - To her family and supporters, Marissa Alexander is a woman who stood her ground...
