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The Dream Defenders are taking their message to the floor of the United Nations.The group, which is against Florida’s “stand your ground” law and formed…
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The Stand Your Ground law will get hearings when the Florida Legislature convenes for regular business next month. But no significant changes in the law
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Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across the country. We'll also…
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Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across the country. We'll also…
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Efforts to change Florida’s stand-your-ground law appear to be gaining momentum.Today, State Senator Audrey Gibson (D-Jacksonville) told a crowd gathered…
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In extensive and personal comments about the Florida teen's death and the trial that just concluded with a not guilty verdict for the man who fired the fatal shot, the president urged Americans to consider why African-Americans have reacted so strongly.
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In his first public comments since a jury acquitted George Zimmerman of all charges, Attorney General Eric Holder did not announce any new federal action on the case.
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An estimated 500 people came together in Hemming Plaza to remember Trayvon Martin and to call for change on Sunday. Martin was the 17-year-old black…
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George Zimmerman's verdict is in, but public opinion continues to play out. Some prayed or protested, while others felt justice had been served by Zimmerman's acquittal in the fatal shooting of black teen Trayvon Martin.
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The six jurors, all women, were handed the case on Friday after three weeks of testimony and 50 witnesses.