Camille Quinones Miller holds a placard as she chants slogans during a march Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif., to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Widespread protests are turning up the pressure on the US Justice Department to charge Zimmerman with civil rights violations. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
12:51 pm ET -The US Justice Department wants the George Zimmerman gun and other physical evidence in the Trayvon Martin shooting to be held intact, pending its civil rights probe. That might signal stepped-up activity by the feds, but analysts see reason to doubt they will ultimately file charges.
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