Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez’s mistaken arrival at the wrong Indiana address Wednesday cost her her life. As the ...

The fatal shooting in early November of a house cleaner who mistakenly went to the wrong address in Indiana feels hauntingly ...

An Indiana homeowner has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after fatally shooting a house cleaner who mistakenly went ...

Stand-your-ground laws, which are in effect in more than half of U.S. states, are associated with higher homicide rates, increased racial disparities in legal outcomes, and broader public costs, ...

Karen Conti, Chicago trial attorney, joins Bob Sirott to talk about an update in the case against former FBI Director James ...

Most American states have some form of stand-your-ground (SYG) laws, with the adoption of said legislation growing ...

Florida's new open carry law, in combination with the state's "stand your ground" law, creates new freedoms for residents -- ...

Florida passed the nation’s first stand your ground law 20 years ago. Since then, 37 other states have followed suit, and ...

Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, quickly announced that open carry is now “the law of the state,” directing law ...

South Carolina’s “Stand Your Ground Law” continues to be a controversial defense in cases involving shooting deaths. David J. Phillip AP Lawyers for a man accused of chasing and killing a 14-year-old, ...

Florida was the first state to pass the contentious law in 2005 and it has since expanded Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, ...