The most dramatic moment yet of the George Zimmerman trial yet occurred during the defense’s closing argument Friday morning, when attorney Mark O’Mara paused for four minutes to illustrate a long gap in the prosecution’s timeline of events. The television
AP: George Zimmerman’s defense attorneys have begun their closing arguments at his second-degree murder trial in Florida. The jurors could begin deliberating later in the day. (July 12)
As it prepares to give its closing arguments in the trial of George Zimmerman on Friday, the defense has a simple–but challenging–task: it must explain what the prosecution would have been required to prove, and that it has failed to
With a late-term abortion ban having passed the House, and more states adopting late-term abortion restrictions and safety standards, feminists and liberal politicians are on defense regarding abortion, a prominent plank of the liberal agenda and a pivotal political and
(AP) Germany asks Egypt to release MorsiBERLINGermany is calling for the release of Egypt’s ousted president, Mohammed Morsi. The Foreign Ministry issued a statement Friday calling for an end to “all restrictive measures considering Morsi” and insisting that an organization
Lieutenant General Ion Mihai Pacepa writes in his new book “Disinformation,” that the most severe damage the former Soviet Machine inflicted on the West was the disinformation campaign perfected by Yuri Andropov, former head of the KGB. Andropov was a
After two tours of combat duty and wounds “that left him shattered,” Army medic Shawn Aiken is struggling to make ends meet–to the point of pawning “jewelry, games, an iPhone, and even the medic bag [he] used when saving lives
Forget murder. The prosecution has failed to prove the elements of the crime. So it comes down to manslaughter–and a specific kind of manslaughter, one that lawyers call “imperfect self-defense.” If George Zimmerman over-reacted to the danger he was in–if,
While continuing to claim neutrality regarding the ousting of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, the Obama administration is going ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt. These planes are part of a 2010 military aid package that
FOX News: On the Record’ panel looks at whether the trial judge was out of line by repeatedly asking George Zimmerman whether he was going to testify…
As part of The Children’s Defense Fund’s “Protect Children, Not Guns” campaign, some Chicago children are writing letters to President Obama asking him to save their lives from gun violence. The program is being sponsored by the Trinity United Church
The state has asked that a lesser charge to be child abuse in the George Zimmerman trial.
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 7/10: Testimony About Wikileaks Focus of Manning Trial as Defense Rests; porn available to kids on Google Play; sex, cheating, dysfunction and social media; Facebook Graph Search; Newsjacking with a
Breitbart News is featuring an ongoing series featuring the philosophical and policy outlooks of two great American leaders, Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) and Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). This conversation is less of a debate between the modern left and right, than one
On Tuesday, Eloise Dilligard, a neighbor of accused shooter George Zimmerman, testified that after his encounter with teen Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman’s “nose was very disfigured” and his face was covered in blood immediately after the incident. The neighbor’s testimony supported Zimmerman’s claim
Speaking on the Steve Malzberg show, professor Alan Dershowitz argues that prosecutors had no business charging George Zimmerman with murder. They did so, he believes, in order to improve their chances at a “compromise verdict” of manslaughter. As Dershowitz sees
On Wednesday, Judge Debra Nelson, who is presiding over the trial of George Zimmerman, repeatedly asked Zimmerman whether he would be testifying, over the objections of his attorneys. Nelson told Zimmerman that he had the “absolute right to remain silent”
AP) Soldier’s defense team rests in WikiLeaks trialBy DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated PressFORT MEADE, Md.The defense has rested its case in the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who leaked loads of classified information to the website WikiLeaks.Lawyers for the soldier rested their
(AP) By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER – A Florida judge ruled Wednesday that Trayvon Martin’s cellphone text messages about fighting and a defense animation depicting the struggle between Martin and George Zimmerman won’t be introduced as evidence at Zimmerman’s
Late on Tuesday night, the George Zimmerman defense team and Judge Debra Nelson got into a heated discussion that ended with Nelson walking out of the courtroom as attorneys Mark O’Mara and Don West protested what they felt was the
(AP) By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER – An expert on gunshot wounds hired by the defense testified Tuesday that George Zimmerman’s account of how he fatally shot Trayvon Martin is consistent with the forensic evidence. Dr. Vincent DiMaio said
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down California’s Proposition 8, a move that struck a huge blow for same-sex marriage proponents, is already part of a planned documentary at HBO. The pay giant is currently producing a film chronicling the
The case against George Zimmerman will continue at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday with a hearing over evidence.
The long-awaited trial of a US army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree at a Texas base is set to begin with jury selection Tuesday. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 42, could face the death penalty
Al Jazeera has obtained the full text of the secret report of Pakistan’s Abbottabad Commission, which investigated how Osama bin Laden was able to hide in the country for nearly a decade–and how Pakistan’s defense forces had failed to detect
