Zimmerman Trial

Crowds chanted "Justice! Justice!" as they rallied in dozens of U.S. cities Saturday, urging authorities to change self-defense laws and press federal civil rights charges against a former neighborhood watch leader found not guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.

One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, people began to gather Saturday for nationwide rallies to press for federal civil rights charges against the former neighborhood watch leader.

US Attorney General Eric Holder has urged a rethink of "stand-your-ground" self-defense laws following the acquittal of a neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in Florida.

When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a rare public reflection on race from the nation's first black president.

President Barack Obama appealed to Americans for restraint, after anger from civil rights activists and public protests against the acquittal of a man who gunned down an unarmed black teenager.

Thousands protested in New York on Sunday against the acquittal of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, a day after his trial for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin ended in Florida.

Crowds chanted "Justice! Justice!" as they rallied in dozens of U.S. cities Saturday, urging authorities to change self-defense laws and press federal civil rights charges against a former neighborhood watch leader found not guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.

One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, people began to gather Saturday for nationwide rallies to press for federal civil rights charges against the former neighborhood watch leader.

US Attorney General Eric Holder has urged a rethink of "stand-your-ground" self-defense laws following the acquittal of a neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in Florida.

When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a rare public reflection on race from the nation's first black president.

President Barack Obama appealed to Americans for restraint, after anger from civil rights activists and public protests against the acquittal of a man who gunned down an unarmed black teenager.

Thousands protested in New York on Sunday against the acquittal of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, a day after his trial for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin ended in Florida.