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Watch live: Zimmerman attends court hearing
Court hearing for George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watch captain who is charged with the second-degree murder of unarmed black 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Dec. 11. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
George Zimmerman’s brother: ‘Racism is a very lucrative sport’
Members of George Zimmerman’s family suggested in an interview this weekend that the legal team representing Trayvon Martin’s family had exploited racial tensions in order to misrepresent Zimmerman to both the public at large and President Barack Obama. “Racism is a very lucrative sport in this country,” Robert Zimmerman Jr.…
Zimmerman publicizes defamation lawsuit against NBC
Murder suspect George Zimmerman on Thursday filed a defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal Media as well as three current and former NBC reporters for allegedly portraying him as racist to increase ratings. “NBC saw the death of Trayvon Martin not as a tragedy but as an opportunity to increase ratings, and…
Zimmerman’s brother: We are not a ‘family of racists’
The brother of a Florida neighborhood watch captain who is accused of murdering Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old African-American boy, says that a “tidal wave of misinformation” has incorrectly branded his family as “racists.” Speaking to a group of Hispanic journalists on Thursday, Robert Zimmerman Jr. said that calling his…
Watch live: Zimmerman lawyers ask for Martin personnel records
Attorneys for George Zimmerman go to court to ask for access to personal records of Trayvon Martin, the Florida high school student Zimmerman is accused of killing. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Oct. 19. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Zimmerman trial date set for June
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman charged with the murder of teenager Trayvon Martin, will go on trial on 10 June, a judge ruled on Wednesday. The trial date was set by judge Debra Nelson in a Florida court, but the court noted that there are still several unresolved matters to…
Trayvon Martin’s parents launch fund to fight stand-your-ground laws
Political action committee aimed at subsidizing efforts to revise the controversial law cited in Florida teen’s shooting death The parents of Trayvon Martin have launched a website and a political action committee aimed at fighting the proliferation of stand-your-ground laws. Change For Trayvon will collect funds to be “distributed to…
Forensic tests find no Trayvon Martin DNA on George Zimmerman’s gun
Results of forensic tests released on Wednesday could be crippling to the defense of a Florida neighborhood watch captain who is charged with murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Documents released by the State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit ruled out the possibility that Martin’s DNA was on the grip…
Self-defense ruling sought in Trayvon Martin case
MIAMI — A man charged with the murder of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin will seek a judge’s ruling on his claim to have acted in self defense under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, his lawyer said Thursday. Mark O’Mara said that if, after a hearing, the judge decides neighborhood…
Trayvon Martin’s mother: ‘I just don’t believe’ Zimmerman’s apology
Reacting to an interview George Zimmerman gave to Fox News Republican opinion host Sean Hannity, the mother of Trayvon Martin said that she simply does not believe his apology was sincere, given that he also professed to have no regrets about what he viewed as “God’s plan” for Martin to…
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