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

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

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

Many places in the U.S. are 'stand your ground' states, meaning you can legally use force in self defense without trying to ...

The Broward State Attorney cited Florida’s “stand your ground” law after announcing no charges would be filed against a ...

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

Volusia County deputies are gathering facts and canvassing a neighborhood in Deland after a man opened fire on an alleged ...

Florida prosecutors will not charge a woman who fatally shot a man during a parking-space dispute at a North Lauderdale ...

A Broward County judge has rejected a self-defense claim from a Florida man charged with fatally shooting a real estate agent ...

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

Kentucky also adheres to what is known as the castle doctrine which Hoffman Walker & Knauf says is closely related to the ...

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