Stand your ground laws echo the common law "castle doctrine ... Eight other states - California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia, Vermont and Washington - permit the use of ...

Now, upwards of 30 states have some form of the law and recent research indicates ... lot -- has revived debate over Florida's "stand your ground" law.

Three years after an argument over texting in a Florida movie theater ended in a 43-year-old man's death, the state's controversial Stand Your Ground law is under scrutiny in a hearing underway in a ...

(WCTV) - In a case stemming from a man who killed a pitbull when he and his Chihuahua felt threatened, an appeals court ruled Wednesday that Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law ...

A person declared immune from criminal prosecution under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law can still face a civil action, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. (CN) - A person declared immune ...

A Broward judge has decided to step aside from the case of a Southwest Ranches wedding venue owner accused of waving a gun at his guests to break up a party that was going too long. Broward ...

Court says ‘Stand Your Ground' also applies against animals in Florida dog shooting case The long-controversial stand your ground law says a person is justified in using deadly force if there is ...

Jeremy Wynn killed 165- and 170-class bucks in a matter of three weeks. Here's how he did it on public ground and a small ...

The long-controversial stand your ground law says a person is justified in using deadly force if there is reasonable belief it is “necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to ...

When Jackie Carpenters son Jason is accused of murder she fights against the odds to free him but when the prosecution seeks a life sentence both Jackies and Jasons world spins into turmoil ...

Directed by Fansu Njie (Last Man Down) and written by Craig Walser (Rambo Last Blood) the film is centered on an ex-SEAL in a small american town, who uses the stand-your-ground law to take ...

The race for Illinois State House of Representatives 114th District in the metro-east features the incumbent, Rep. Kevin ...