The fatal shooting of a house cleaner who Indiana authorities say mistakenly went to the wrong address feels hauntingly ...

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the fatal shooting last month of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Florida teen. But despite widespread public outrage over the incident, there's reason to think ...

The killing of Trayvon Martin brought hundreds of people to the headquarters of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Thursday to rally against the extremist legislation that the ...

It’s easy to blame George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old Hispanic American who shot the unarmed boy Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in a gated community in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman may end up imprisoned for ...

Stevie Wonder wants to trade "Stand Your Ground" for "Higher Ground." Between songs at a music festival in Quebec City on Sunday, the Motown legend reacted to a Florida jury's acquittal of George ...

A new ad campaign against "Stand Your Ground" laws features a dramatic, stylized reenactment of the night Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by Sanford, Florida vigilante George Zimmerman. The clip ...

A web video released this week by a group opposed to “stand your ground” laws includes a dramatic re-enactment of the Trayvon Martin killing. The video, which was released Monday by the Coalition to ...

During a Senate hearing on "stand your ground" laws and public safety, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tried to dismiss claims that such laws had racial implications. Because many black people are victims of ...

In December The Root profiled the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. The organization connects corporate leaders with state lawmakers to draft “model bills” for legislators to replicate, ...