Judge Debra Nelson ordered the deciders-in-waiting to be sequestered for the length of the trial, in a kind of side jab at the defense potentially signaling that she is unwilling to let George Zimmerman's attorneys sway objectivity with a public smearing of Martin's past. But this may not be a direct blow to Team Zimmerman.
Florida is not alone. Twenty-three other states now allow people to stand their ground. Most of these laws were passed after Florida's. (A few states never had a duty to retreat to begin with.)
Bill Lee Jr., chief of police in Sanford, Florida, where Trayvon Martin was shot, has temporarily stepped down after a no-confidence vote against him.
The family of Trayvon Martin joined thousands of demonstrators, who teamed up with Occupy Wall Street, to march across New York City last night to protest the shooting death of the Florida teenager.
The federal government's Civil Rights Division and the FBI will launch their own investigation into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teenager whose killer has still not been arrested after claiming self-defense.
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