Col. Allen West, a former Florida congressman, reacted this morning to the Justice Department's announcement over the weekend in which they agreed to review the George Zimmerman case for possible civil rights violation. The NAACP had petitioned for the review following a Florida jury finding Zimmerman 'not guilty' of murder or manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Following the delivery of the "not guilty" verdict in the murder trial of George Zimmerman, attorney Benjamin Crump addressed the press on behalf of the family of Trayvon Martin - the 17-year-old shot and killed in February 2012 during a dispute with neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.
A jury of six women found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Watch reaction from all fronts, including the prosecution and defense teams, as well as the representatives for Trayvon Martin's parents.
Following the 'not guilty' verdict handed down in the case of George Zimmerman late Saturday night, the prosecution team delivered remarks, saying they were disappointed in the jury's finding, but accepted it.
The defense team for George Zimmerman began their closing statements on Friday morning, with attorney Mark O'Mara appealing to the jury, arguing that the self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman acted in self-defense in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Florida law enforcement is gearing up for potential violence that could occur in the wake of the verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Joe Manolo, a neighbor of George Zimmermanin, told jurors that Zimmerman instructed him to tell his wife that he 'just shot someone.'
A jury has been selected in the George Zimmerman murder trial. Six women have been selected to serve on the jury; four alternate jurors have yet to be selected.
George Zimmerman’s defense team has released new cell phone video reportedly obtained from Trayvon Martin's cell phone.
Jury selection begins today in the Trayvon Martin murder trial, and some are already speculating about what role George Zimmerman’s obvious weight gain will play in the trial.
In Kelly's Court, Megyn Kelly discussed George Zimmeran's attorney's effort to convince the judge in the Trayvon Martin murder trial to ban certain words from being used by prosecutors and also ban expert testimony about the 911 call.
Today, George Zimmerman waived an immunity hearing under Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law. The former neighborhood watch leader is charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.