claims that the jury was not able to reach a verdict on, those claims of conspiracy to commit racially motivated violence, the plaintiffs attorneys told us they are going to try to bring those cases again. christine and paula? thank you, todd. it s time for three questions in three minutes. let s bring in former federal prosecutor hoenig. $26 million, that is a big pay out and the jury didn t reach a consensus on the two federal claims. what is next for the white nationalist movement? can they get after that money? can they get all that money? in this case first of all, both sides are going to want a redo. white nationalists are going to appeal and get the damages knocked down. some of the peunitive damages ae way more than the compensatory damages. there has to be some align: watch for an appeal. as brian just said, the plaintiffs here are going to look to re-pursue their federal civil rights claims. but bigger picture, this will be
we look at these issues when we have something like a newtown which was a terrible tragedy that happened on one day with an assailant who came into a school. but every day we have this incredible gun violence happening in our cities. young people since the beginning of time have been in conflict but their ability to get hands on fatal weapons like guns and to kill each other. young people who have no jobs, no direction, using gangs as a form of family. these are all issues that we have to engage but we also have to engage the issue of what happened with george zimmerman that day. we are gratified that the justice department has decided to investigate whether or not to pursue a federal civil rights claims. always good to see you. thank you very much. as promised, more of those remarks from eric holder moments ago. as this celebration unfolds, we are also mindful of the pain felt by our nation surrounding the tragic unnecessary shooting death of trayvon martin in sanford, florida l
we appreciate the support of everybody, everybody that s shown us so much love and support. we appreciate the support. as we re trying to be an example to remain calm and to let this case play out. let the evidence be gathered and let them do a thorough investigation. and it s hard and it s difficult for us to remain calm. and we just ask the supporters to remain calm with us. benjamin, from a legal aspect, if the special prosecutor were to come back to say that there were not going to be charges filed, would there be any legal recourse for tracy and sybrina to try and move this forward? yes, we re talking with the department of justice. there s a possibility of federal civil rights claims. also, you address a civil matter. after the criminal matter, that is a possibility. but first and foremost, we think that it will be a huge miscarriage of justice if george zimmerman, this armed vigilante,