Nearly one year ago an all-female, nearly all-white jury returned a “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial. Zimmerman had been charged in the February 2012 shooting death of unarmed ...

The jury, which has been sequestered since June 24, deliberated 16 hours and 20 minutes over two days. When the verdict was read, Mr. Zimmerman, 29, smiled slightly. His wife, Shellie, was in tears, ...

George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin. The panel of six women acquitted him of charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Martin, who was killed by ...

The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know ...

U.S. views of race relations have taken a hit since George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. One-third of Americans said the verdict has diminished their ...

Whether George Zimmerman is found innocent or guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Florida authorities are urging all possible protesters to remain peaceful and “raise ...

Historically, federal civil rights laws go back to the Civil War when states were not enforcing the rights of African Americans under the 13th Amendment. Over the years, more statutes were passed, ...

Nobody doubts that George Zimmerman went out with a gun or that he used it to kill Trayvon Martin. But that wasn't enough for a jury conviction on second-degree murder or manslaughter charges, and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An aggravated assault case against George Zimmerman that was opened when his ex-girlfriend said he threw a wine bottle at her has been dropped because she recanted her story and ...

George Zimmerman, the Florida man that was in 2013 acquitted in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was injured in a confrontation with a driver in Seminole County Monday afternoon. Zimmerman ...

A jury of his peers may have found George Zimmerman innocent, but–many miles away from the Sanford, Florida case–New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and the city’s Congressional delegation today. A ...