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Branco Cartoon – Stand Your Ground
on May 25, 2020
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction
Stand Your Ground – Watch this video, and learn yourself something
on June 21, 2015
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Andrew Branca on German TV explaining Stand Your Ground laws.
‘Stand Your Ground’ Repeal Effort Mercifully Dies In Florida Senate
on May 05, 2014
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SB116 spent almost nine months dying a slow death in the state Senate, receiving not even a single vote in any committee
Breaking – E.J. Dionne unable to grasp Stand Your Ground laws
on February 21, 2014
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Ignorance of true nature of SYG blinds journalists to the law's overwhelming success and popularity
Stand Your Ground law is not a “license to kill”
on February 17, 2014
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Law Professor pundits confuse general principles of self-defense law with Stand Your Ground, and contribute to the confusion.
Reader “Stand Your Ground” Pop Quiz
on February 09, 2014
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Is this really "the highest profile stand your ground case in Florida since George Zimmerman"?
Florida Theater Shooting Induces Another Round of “Stand Your Ground” Mania
on January 14, 2014
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"Stand-Your-Ground" has no application to this case -- but it makes great headlines.
“Stand Your Ground” opponents mangle law and Trayvon facts at Senate Hearing
on October 29, 2013
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Ted Cruz, Louie Gohmert and Dr. John Lott set the record and the law straight
Florida Senate “Stand Your Ground” panel advocates for lawsuits against people who lawfully defend themselves
on October 10, 2013
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The Orlando Sentinel reports that an ad hoc Florida state Senate panel, drawn together specifically to advocate changes to Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, has emerged to announce that there should be changes to Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. The key change sought by the panel is...
Stand Your Ground: The “New” Self-Defense Doctrine That’s 136 Years Young
on July 23, 2013
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Much has been made lately of the self-defense legal doctrine of Stand-Your-Ground, mostly for political purposes unrelated to any actual legal application of the doctrine (for more on this, see here: Stand-Your-Ground: Gun Control Zombies Exploit Grieving Black Community). Stand Your Ground Does Not Make it...
Defenders of Michigan union violence now love “stand your ground”
on December 15, 2012
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WaPo reports, Crowder files complaint with Michigan state troopers: Delivering on a pledge that he made this week on “Hannity,” Fox News contributor Steven Crowder has filed a complaint with the Michigan State Police in connection with the pummeling he sustained during the union protests...
Zimmerman says never heard of Stand Your Ground law prior to incident
on July 18, 2012
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There has been a lot written, including here, about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, and the role it played in the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. Almost all of the criticisms of the law as applied to this case revolve around the allegation...
Law of Self Defense: Black Murder Defendant Saved by “Stand-Your-Ground”
on February 22, 2019
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Trial illustrates difference between "hard" and "soft" Stand-Your-Ground states
Law of Self Defense: Media Mangles “Stand-Your-Ground” Law Yet Again
on October 26, 2018
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The Media on the Subject of "Stand-Your-Ground": Never Uncertain, but Always Mistaken
CNN Mangles “Stand-Your-Ground” Law Yet Again
on July 29, 2018
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CNN stands its ground with inaccurate reporting on the law of self-defense.
Wyoming Joins the Large Majority of “Stand-Your-Ground” States
on March 20, 2018
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As many as 36 states now qualify as SYG jurisdictions
