Politician Wants To Hide Stand Your Ground Records From Media

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*After a Tampa Bay Times’ review of 200 cases that involved the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law found an “uneven application” and “shocking outcomes,” one Florida lawmaker is seeking to impede the media’s ability to scrutinize the law. Earlier this month, state Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) filed an amendment that would “severely limit access to court records in the self-defense cases,” the Times’ Michael van Sickler reports…* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Janie Campbell / The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/stand-your-ground-records_n_5007847.html?ir=Politics

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