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No Retreat: The Dangers of Stand Your Ground

by Jonathan Jones, Nadia Hamdan, Nina Martin, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Nikki Frick, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Al Letson, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Queena Sook Kim and Maryam Saleh May 6, 2023May 5, 2023

In a string of recent shootings, young victims have been killed or seriously injured over innocent mistakes. What is justice in the age of stand your ground laws?

A mural by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh memorializes Trayvon Martin, surrounded by portrait photos of other people who have been involved in stand your ground cases.

Stand Your Ground Laws Are Proliferating. And More People Are Dying.

by Jonathan Jones, Decca Muldowney, Nadia Hamdan, Farah Eltohamy and Anya Syed September 1, 2022January 4, 2023

Expanded self-defense laws are being used to justify killings of roommates, people who are unhoused, and in road rage incidents and child custody disputes.