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How 5 young black men see the Trayvon Martin case The Monitor approached, at random, five young black men in Boston, Los Angeles, Coral Gables, Fla., and Louisville, Ky., and asked them to talk about the Trayvon Martin case, race relations, hoodies, and, of course, their own life experiences. Here's what they had to say.
Race in America: Trayvon Martin, Tulsa killings raise contentious questionsTroubling cases involving race, including the Trayvon Martin shooting and this week's killing of several blacks in Tulsa, Okla., raise聽difficult social and political issues for many Americans.
Poll: Trayvon Martin case divides US by race, age, wealth, and politicsNew polls show a distinct split in how Americans view the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Some groups, including blacks, women, and Democrats, are more likely to see race as a key factor.- Holder answers judge, defending both judiciary and Obama health care remarksAttorney General Eric Holder affirmed Thursday that the judiciary has power to review laws of the land, in reply to a US judge who had taken umbrage at an Obama comment questioning judicial review of his health care law. Obama's remark was consistent with that principle, Holder added.
Trayvon Martin case: Inquiry into Stand Your Ground law launched in FloridaFlorida lawmakers opposed to Stand Your Ground have formed a task force to investigate the law following the killing of Trayvon Martin. Among its members: prosecutors, judges, and tourism officials.- White House seeks to head off showdown with judges over health-care commentsAn appeals court judge has given the Obama administration until Thursday noon to clarify comments made by the president about health-care reform. The judge's question: Does Obama acknowledge that federal courts can strike down federal laws?
Sheriff Joe Arpaio defies Obama administration, legal showdown likelyThe Justice Department has broken off negotiations with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over allegations of racial discrimination. DOJ says Arpaio wasn't negotiating in good faith; Arpaio says the Obama administration is to trying to usurp him.
George Zimmerman 911 call: what the fallout is from botched editingNBC has apologized for the editing, which suggests George Zimmerman was racially motivated in his actions. Authorities need more time to investigate the case thoroughly, media experts say.
Guant谩namo trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is on againMilitary prosecutors, who were given the cases against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others, have a month to arraign the 9/11 defendants, all of whom potentially face a death sentence.
George Zimmerman head wound gives little clarity to Trayvon Martin caseA police video appears to show George Zimmerman with a head wound the night he shot Trayvon Martin. But that is not conclusive proof of Zimmerman's story, experts say.聽- Groundhog Day in court? California ban on affirmative action is upheld. Again.A three-judge panel from the Ninth US Circuit cited a 1997 appeals court decision upholding the affirmative action ban, which led to a sharp decline in minority enrollment at California state universities.
Would overturning health-care reform be 'judicial activism'?For the Supreme Court to strike down health-care law, including its key individual mandate, smacks of the judicial activism typically denounced by conservatives, President Obama says.
Trayvon Martin family seeks federal review of Florida prosecutorsThe family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin want to know why a state prosecutor apparently refused the request of a local investigator to issue an arrest warrant for George Zimmerman.
Supreme Court approves strip searches for minor offensesJail officials are justified in performing strip searches as a reasonable precaution to maintain safety and order at their facilities, the Supreme Court said Monday.
Trayvon Martin case: Conflicting evidence emergesThere's been more detailed evidence about the night when George Zimmerman killed teen Trayvon Martin. But regarding聽the two major scenarios 鈥� that Zimmerman acted in self-defense or that Martin was the deadly victim of racial profiling 鈥� the picture remains as murky as ever.
How Founding Fathers helped argue the health-care case at the Supreme CourtThe clash of ideas at the core of the Supreme Court debate over Obama鈥檚 health-care law is as old as the nation itself, and the spirit of the Founders was present before the assembled justices.
Trayvon Martin case: Is George Zimmerman being unfairly tried in media?Conservative commentators decry a rush to judgement over George Zimmerman, but others say without the media attention there'd be no new investigation of Trayvon Martin's death.
Supreme Court justices appear poised to sweep aside entire health-care lawConservative Supreme Court justices argued Wednesday morning that without the individual mandate, the entire 2,700-page health-care law must be invalidated in full.
Iraqi community perplexed, wary after slaying of Iraqi-born motherOfficials are cautioning residents in El Cajon, Calif., against jumping to conclusions while the death of Shaima al-Awadi, an Iraqi immigrant, is investigated. She died after a brutal beating last week in her home. Police have not ruled out a hate crime.
Trayvon Martin case: Why hasn't George Zimmerman been arrested?The lead investigator into the death of Trayvon Martin reportedly thought George Zimmerman should be charged, but legal analysts say police thought they lacked the evidence to do so.
