The Sanford City commission has rejected police chief Bill Lee’s resignation.

George Zimmerman was released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for second-degree murder.

Jelani Cobb on what it took to get Zimmerman arrested.

“When law enforcement officers accept—without question—an admitted killer’s assertion that a homicide was justified because ‘he scared me,’ they license open season.” The Nation on the police failure to investigate before now.

The news broke earlier today that George Zimmerman will be charged for the killing of Trayvon Martin. The charge is second-degree murder. Something important to remember about this case: Trayvon Martin was killed 46 days ago. This only became a bit of a story less than a month ago.