memeorandum: Zimmerman a free man, but may be a marked man (Michael Martinez/CNN)

9:45 AM ET, July 14, 2013

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Greg Botelho / CNN:

George Zimmerman found not guilty of murder in Trayvon Martin's death — Photos: Zimmerman trial in death of Trayvon Martin — (CNN) — George Zimmerman is not guilty of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, a Florida jury decided late Saturday. — The fact that Zimmerman fired …

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Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:

Zimmerman Is Acquitted in Trayvon Martin Killing — SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, igniting a national debate on racial profiling and civil rights, was found not guilty late Saturday night of second-degree murder.

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Jason Marks / WAVY-TV:

NAACP president asked to step down — NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - It seems much of the country is gripped by the George Zimmerman murder trial. As it comes to a close, many in Hampton Roads are upset about a Facebook post by a local head of the NAACP. — “To the majority of the African-American community …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, The Hinterland Gazette and Scared Monkeys

Michael Martinez / CNN:

Zimmerman a free man, but may be a marked man — Zimmerman trial in death of Trayvon Martin — (CNN) — The acquittal of George Michael Zimmerman, 29, means he's a free man and will be able to walk out of the courthouse because he's no longer in police custody.

Discussion: Israel Matzav, PoliticusUSA and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

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: Lawyers, Guns & Money

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: Outside the Beltway, Brad DeLong and Sense of Events

Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:

Zimmerman found not guilty in killing of Trayvon Martin — SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter Saturday night in a case that alternately fascinated and appalled large segments of a spellbound nation.

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Seni Tienabeso / ABC News:
George Zimmerman Verdict: Not Guilty

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Zimmerman found not guilty in shooting death of Trayvon Martin

Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill and The PJ Tatler

USA Today:
Zimmerman jury has question about manslaughter charge

Discussion: Mediaite and Jezebel

U.S. News:
Jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty

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Andrew Branca / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

Zimmerman Verdict Reached: NOT GUILTY — A verdict has been returned in Florida v. Zimmerman: — NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS — The State prosecutors, including the until recently rarely-seen Angela Corey, are currently providing interviews to the press, essentially re-arguing their catastrophically failed courtroom arguments.

Discussion: americanthinker.com

Andrew Branca / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Zimmerman Trial: Verdict Watch LIVE

Discussion: The Other McCain

David Bauerlein / Associated Press:
State Attorney Angela Corey fires information techonology director who raised concerns in Trayvon Martin case

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Scared Monkeys

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, Guardian, BuzzFeed and The Raw Story

Melissa Harris-Perry / msnbc.com:

Edward Snowden, come on home — Espionage. International intrigue. Secret government surveillance. Bad airport food. The Edward Snowden saga continued on Friday, when the leaker-who revealed information about the NSA's surveillance of phone and internet records-spoke out from the Moscow airport …

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Huffington Post and Mediaite

Reuters:
Snowden documents could be ‘worst nightmare’ for U.S.: journalist

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Little Green Footballs:
Greenwald Issues Blackmail Threat: “The US Should Be on Its Knees Begging”

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Booman Tribune

Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

Israel Airstrike Targeted Advanced Missiles That Russia Sold to Syria, U.S. Says — WASHINGTON — Israel carried out an air attack in Syria this month that targeted advanced antiship cruise missiles sold to the Syria government by Russia, American officials said Saturday.

Discussion: americanthinker.com and Israel Matzav

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:

Remark by Obama Complicates Military Sexual Assault Trials — WASHINGTON — When President Obama proclaimed that those who commit sexual assault in the military should be “prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged,” it had an effect he did not intend …

Discussion: JustOneMinute and Outside the Beltway

The / Los Angeles Times:

The Justice Dept. and a free press — New guidelines are a historic step toward restraining the reach of government in its dealings with the news media. — Atty. Gen. Eric Holder unveiled new guidelines to govern the Justice Department's behavior in cases involving news organizations.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler