Stephen Colbert and Rep. Maxwell Frost discussed dangers of masked ICE agents in "Stand Your Ground" states on Thursday, with ...

"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert questioned whether Florida's "Stand Your Ground" laws put masked ICE agents at risks during a conversation with Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., on Thursday.

At least 28 states in the U.S. have a stand your ground law, where the individual does not have a duty to retreat, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Two recent cases of unarmed people being shot and killed in the US have renewed discussion of so-called "stand your ground" laws. In the past week, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot twice after ...

A White man claiming self-defense after he shot a Black teenager this week when he rang the doorbell of his Kansas City home has reignited the debate over "stand your ground" laws. Andrew D.

Missouri is one of about 30 states with a “stand your ground” law. New York is not, but defendants there and elsewhere can argue that their actions are protected by what is known as the ...

"Stand your ground" self-defense laws have been back in the news recently, although it is not clear why. That mystery highlights longstanding journalistic confusion on this subject, which ...

One died. In a country home to the most armed populace on Earth, where fear of violent crime often reflects spin rather than statistics, and where “stand your ground” laws proliferate ...

The case was closed with state attorneys citing stand-your-ground law and contradictory statements from those involved and witnesses ...

Because the shooting of Ajike Owens happened in Ocala, Florida, investigators are trying to determine whether the state’s ‘stand your ground’ law will apply. A 35-year-old Black mother, ...

But to his family's shock, his shooter was acquitted of second-degree murder after mounting a defense using Missouri's "stand your ground" law. "We couldn't believe it," Sneegas' cousin ...

In many states—including Missouri—“stand your ground” laws make that argument easier. In Kansas City, though, the mayor has argued stand your ground shouldn’t apply in the case of Ralph ...