A judge has denied a “Stand Your Ground” claim by a South Florida man accused of fatally shooting a realtor he mistakenly ...

Broward prosecutors say Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law makes the woman who shot and killed a man "immune from prosecution" ...

Melissa Payne shot and killed 62-year-old Bart Diguglielmo, who was unarmed, in June in dispute over a parking space ...

The woman told investigators she acted in self-defense; prosecutors say Florida law does not require her to wait until she ...

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The debate regarding controversial Stand Your Ground laws has once again hit a fever pitch following the release of The Perfect Neighbor. In June 2023, one of Owens’ sons had an altercation with ...

On Nov. 17, Boone County prosecutor Kent Eastwood filed voluntary manslaughter charges against Curt Andersen, who shot and killed Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez as she tried to enter the front door of his ...

Here's what you can do to legally defend yourself at home in Kentucky.

Louisiana is a "stand your ground" state. Here's what's considered self defense under state law and when force or violence is ...

In the wake of recent shootings, NPR's Adrian Florido speaks to Harvard Law professor Ronald Sullivan about the status of stand your ground laws across the country. A string of recent shootings have ...

The law allows people to use deadly force in acts of self-defense ...