Questions are being raised about the “Stand Your Ground” law in Tennessee after a man who fatally shot an intruder in his ...

A bill in the state legislature is proposing alteration of the Stand Your Ground law, which would change prosecution ...

The question about "stand your ground" laws recently arose after a Nevada man shot two men running toward him with an assault ...

Solicitor’s Office is seeing more deadly force cases using defense law. The shooting death case of Scott Spivey will have ...

The Netflix documentary tells the true story of Ajike “AJ” Owens, who was shot and killed by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz In 2024, Lorincz was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in ...

Since the deadly shooting of a father of three in Clearwater where the shooter claimed he was standing his ground, there’s been a lot of debate over what—if anything—should happen to Florida’s ...

In contrast, stand-your-ground laws and policies say even when a person is outside their home, they can stay where they are without retreating, even if they can avoid the danger by retreating, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.

Florida was the first state to pass the contentious law in 2005 and it has since expanded The Perfect Neighbor has reignited the conversation around "stand your ground" laws The Netflix documentary ...