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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Rolling Stone magazine’s decision to put Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the accused Boston Marathon bomber, on the cover of its latest issue has ignited a firestorm of outrage online.

Six women from Seminole County, Florida, served on the jury in the George Zimmerman trial, but only one of them has not yet commented on the case.

WALTHAM, Mass. — Jamal Abu Rubieh, owner of the Brookline Lunch cafe, knew something wasn’t right when Brendan Mess and Erik Weissman sat quietly in a back corner booth that August night in 2011.

The woman known as Juror B37 in the George Zimmerman trial released a statement exclusively to CNN Wednesday pushing for new laws.

George Zimmerman “didn’t do anything unlawful” and was “justified” in shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, according to one of the jurors who acquitted Zimmerman. The woman, known as Juror B37, spoke exclusively to CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360.” The interview aired Monday night and will continue Tuesday.

The friend who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin when his fatal confrontation with George Zimmerman began said Monday she is “disappointed, upset, angry, questioning and mad” at Zimmerman’s acquittal on murder charges. Rachel Jeantel called the verdict “BS” and said Martin, 17, was never aggressive.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Right on the heels of the George Zimmerman trial, another controversial and tragic self-defense case is making its way to court. This time, the scene is Jacksonville, Florida, and the story involves Jordan Davis, an African American teen the same age as Trayvon Martin.