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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Holder faces big decision on DOJ charges against Zimmerman — Attorney General Eric Holder faces a crucial decision on whether to press federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, after the neighborhood watchman was acquitted Saturday in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.
Discussion:
The Volokh Conspiracy, Reuters, Politico, americanthinker.com and Jammie Wearing Fools
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The Atlantic Online:
On The Killing Of Trayvon Martin By George Zimmerman — I interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to offer some thoughts on the verdict of innocent for George Zimmerman: — 1.) Last year—after Zimmerman was arrested—I wrote something hoping that he would be convicted.
Discussion:
American Prospect, Talking Points Memo, Outside the Beltway, msnbc.com, Sense of Events, Brad DeLong and Salon
The White House:
Statement by the President — The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher.
Discussion:
BBC, Business Insider, PoliticusUSA, Mediaite and American Power
Dan Merica / CNN:
Obama says Martin's death a tragedy, asks nation to respect call for calm — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama called on Sunday for “calm reflection” following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. — The president, in a statement …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and The Hinterland Gazette
Roger L Simon / PJ Media:
Obama Big Loser in Zimmerman Trial — Forget the over-zealous prosecutors and the repellent state attorney Angela Corey (who should be immediately disbarred or, my wife said sarcastically, elevated to director of Homeland Security) and even the unfortunate Trayvon Martin family …
Discussion:
ABC News, American Power, The Hinterland Gazette, NewsBusters and The Huffington Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid on Zimmerman: 'This isn't over with' — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Sunday urged the Justice Department to review federal charges against George Zimmerman who was acquitted in Sanford, Fla., of murder and manslaughter in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin.
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, The Hinterland Gazette and Politico
Hadas Gold / Reuters:
Celebrities react to George Zimmerman verdict — Celebrities sounded off on Zimmerman's acquittal in the Twittersphere.
Discussion:
The PJ Tatler
Andrew Cohen / The Atlantic Online:
Law and Justice and George Zimmerman — The exoneration of Travyon Martin's killer is a stark reminder of the limitations of our judicial systems and the choices we make about the laws under which we live. — In the next few hours and days you'll likely be inundated with analysis …
Discussion:
Yahoo! News, americanthinker.com, Booman Tribune, Salon and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Gary Younge / Guardian:
Open season on black boys after a verdict like this
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Twitchy
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Blames Obama For Zimmerman Having To Stand Trial For Killing Trayvon Martin
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »
San Francisco Chronicle:
No arrests in Oakland vandalism
Discussion:
ABC News, protein wisdom, Scared Monkeys, msnbc.com, americanthinker.com and Weasel Zippers
Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
Zimmerman Is Acquitted in Trayvon Martin Killing
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Orlando Sentinel, Hit & Run, Right Wing News, Outside the Beltway, AMERICAblog, The Week, Mashable and JustOneMinute
Associated Press:
CALIF. PROTESTS PLANNED AFTER ZIMMERMAN ACQUITTAL
Discussion:
Twitchy and Los Angeles Times
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
NAACP talking to Justice Department about Zimmerman case
Discussion:
BuzzFeed, Scared Monkeys and Politico
Michael Martinez / CNN:
Zimmerman a free man, but may be a marked man
Discussion:
Israel Matzav, PoliticusUSA and The Huffington Post
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Zimmerman found not guilty in shooting death of Trayvon Martin
Discussion:
Politico, Reuters, The PJ Tatler and The Hill
U.S. News:
Jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty
Discussion:
Hot Air, The Reaction and Chicago Tribune
Seni Tienabeso / ABC News:
George Zimmerman Verdict: Not Guilty
Discussion:
BREITBART.COM, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post and The Moderate Voice
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Zimmerman found not guilty in killing of Trayvon Martin
Discussion:
USA Today, Scared Monkeys and The Agonist
Cord Jefferson / Gawker:
The Zimmerman Jury Told Young Black Men What We Already Knew — Tonight a Florida man's acquittal for hunting and killing a black teenager who was armed with only a bag of candy serves as a Rorschach test for the American public. For conservatives, it's a triumph of permissive gun laws …
Discussion:
Balkinization and Hullabaloo
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Abortion Is Not Like Other Issues — WASHINGTON — IT'S no secret that the Republican Party differs with public opinion on some of the day's biggest issues. Be it on gun control, immigration, same-sex marriage or high-end taxes, the party has advocated a position at odds with the beliefs of most Americans, polls show.
Discussion:
Politico
Richard Brooks / The Sunday Times:
Whodunnit? JK Rowling's secret life as wizard crime writer revealed — JK Rowling says she found writing a crime novel under a male pseudonym to be a ‘liberating experience’ (Mike Marsland) — JK ROWLING has secured another literary coup by writing an acclaimed detective novel in the guise of a first-time author.
Discussion:
BBC, BuzzFeed, The Moderate Voice, Guardian, The Verge and The Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid: Low approval of Congress justifies triggering nuclear option in Senate — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) argued on Sunday that rules reform is needed in Congress because it has a lower approval rating that North Korea. — “Is there anyone out there in the real world …
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