MiamiHerald.com: Trayvon Martin http://www.miamiherald.com/trayvon-martin/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Trayvon Martin http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/trayvon-martin/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Trayvon Martin 60 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:39:29 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Weed, fights and guns: Trayvon Martin’s text messages released]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3413343/weed-fights-and-guns-trayvon-text.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3413343/weed-fights-and-guns-trayvon-text.html Thu, 23 May 2013 21:52 EDT

Murder defendant George Zimmerman’s lawyers Thursday released texts from Travyon Martin’s phone that it plans to place into evidence. A judge will decide if they are relevant.

]]> <![CDATA[Experts debate whether shouts are Trayvon Martin's]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395626/prosecutors-martins-pot-smoking.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395626/prosecutors-martins-pot-smoking.html Tue, 14 May 2013 15:11 EDT Audio experts differ on whether screams for help captured on 911 calls are those of defendant George Zimmerman or of shooting victim 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, according to reports released Tuesday.

]]> <![CDATA[Prosecutors: Martin's pot smoking irrelevant]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395630/prosecutors-martins-pot-smoking.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395630/prosecutors-martins-pot-smoking.html Mon, 13 May 2013 19:59 EDT Florida prosecutors say Trayvon Martin's troubles at school and his marijuana smoking should not be talked about at a trial for neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

]]> <![CDATA[Miami-Dade ordered to restore demoted firefighter’s rank]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/24/3362401/miami-dade-ordered-to-restore.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/24/3362401/miami-dade-ordered-to-restore.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:32 EDT

An arbitrator ruled the county violated a union contract by demoting a firefighter over a Facebook post regarding the Trayvon Martin case.

]]> <![CDATA[George Zimmerman witness list now tops 200]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/18/3352397/george-zimmerman-witness-list.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/18/3352397/george-zimmerman-witness-list.html Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:55 EDT Attorneys for George Zimmerman have filed their final witness list, and it’s grown to 210 people.

]]> <![CDATA[Zimmerman defense attorneys suffer small setback in court]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/28/3312398/zimmerman-defense-attorneys-suffer.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/28/3312398/zimmerman-defense-attorneys-suffer.html Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:15 EDT For a second time, George Zimmerman’s defense team was denied a request to question under oath Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Trayvon Martin’s family.

]]> <![CDATA[Zimmerman defense: No need for Stand Your Ground hearing]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/05/3268716/zimmerman-defense-no-need-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/05/3268716/zimmerman-defense-no-need-for.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:54 EST

Attorneys for the man who killed Trayvon Martin told the judge Tuesday they won’t seek to have the case thrown out before trial, but they could still invoke self-defense to jurors.

]]> <![CDATA[Fabiola Santiago: On anniversary of Trayvon’s shooting, questions about other violent deaths]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/26/3255552/fabiola-santiago-on-anniversary.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/26/3255552/fabiola-santiago-on-anniversary.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:15 EST

People wore their hoodies Tuesday to remember Trayvon Martin on the first anniversary of his appalling shooting death at the hands of a neighborhood watchman, who pursued the black youth on the suspicion that he didn’t look like he belonged in his gated townhouse community.

]]> <![CDATA[Walk held in honor of Trayvon Martin attracts hundreds including actor Jamie Foxx]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/09/3225648/walk-held-in-honor-of-trayvon.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/09/3225648/walk-held-in-honor-of-trayvon.html Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:47 EST

Jamie Foxx united with Trayvon Martin’s family for a community peace walk to honor the slain teen and keep alive his supporters’ fight for justice.

]]> <![CDATA[Jamie Foxx, Cedric the Entertainer to attend Trayvon Martin peace walk, family attorneys say]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/06/3221170/jamie-foxx-cedric-the-entertainer.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/06/3221170/jamie-foxx-cedric-the-entertainer.html Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:14 EST An Academy Award-winning actor and a famed stand-up comedian will attend a weekend event in Miami in remembrance of Trayvon Martin, a law firm representing the slain teen’s family has announced.

]]> <![CDATA[Democratic lawmakers, tearful Trayvon Martin’s mother demand repeal of Stand your Ground law]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/16/3184696/mother-of-trayvon-martin-to-demand.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/16/3184696/mother-of-trayvon-martin-to-demand.html Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:35 EST Flanked by lawmakers, the mother of Trayvon Martin fought back tears Tuesday as she called for the repeal of the Stand Your Ground law, which she believes has been used as a shield by the man who shot her son.

]]> <![CDATA[George Zimmerman sued over unpaid security bill]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/27/3158870/george-zimmerman-sued-over-unpaid.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/27/3158870/george-zimmerman-sued-over-unpaid.html Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:47 EST

A private detective is suing George Zimmerman over unpaid bills for a security plan for the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer.

]]> <![CDATA[Parents on both sides of Zimmerman case cope with aftermath of Sanford saga]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/25/3156466/parents-on-both-sides-of-zimmerman.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/25/3156466/parents-on-both-sides-of-zimmerman.html Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:59 EST

As the shooting that divided the nation gets closer to a trial, parents of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman are preparing for the case to reopen wounds.

]]> <![CDATA[Zimmerman defense: Prosecutors are dragging their feet]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/04/3126803/zimmerman-defense-prosecutors.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/04/3126803/zimmerman-defense-prosecutors.html Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:17 EST

Lawyers think prosecutors are deliberately holding back information that helps George Zimmerman

]]> <![CDATA[George Zimmerman defense releases bloody face photo]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/03/3125453/george-zimmerman-defense-releases.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/03/3125453/george-zimmerman-defense-releases.html Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:58 EST

George Zimmerman's defense team on Monday released a higher-quality version of a bloody photo of Zimmerman's face taken the night he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

]]> <![CDATA[George Zimmerman to sell autographs to pay expenses]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/28/3117444/george-zimmerman-to-sell-autographs.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/28/3117444/george-zimmerman-to-sell-autographs.html Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:21 EST

Trayvon Martin’s killer is kicking off a new fund-raising drive that will involve signed thank-you cards.

]]> <![CDATA[Detective in George Zimmerman case turns to Jose Baez for legal help]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/19/3105467/detective-in-george-zimmerman.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/19/3105467/detective-in-george-zimmerman.html Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:03 EST

The lawyer who successfully defended Casey Anthony has been retained by the detective who urged that Trayvon Martin’s killer be charged.

]]> <![CDATA[Stand Your Ground task force has little to show for six months of work]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/13/3095729/stand-your-ground-task-force-has.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/13/3095729/stand-your-ground-task-force-has.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:01 EST A task force commissioned to review Florida’s Stand Your Ground law held its final meeting Tuesday, offering up only minor changes to the law.

]]> <![CDATA[Judge denies gag order in George Zimmerman murder case]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/29/3073159/judge-denies-gag-order-in-george.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/29/3073159/judge-denies-gag-order-in-george.html Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:17 EDT A Sanford judge said there is no evidence that Zimmerman’s defense lawyer has spoken out so much that it will be impossible to seat a jury in his murder trial.

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