A judge cited Alabama's ''stand your ground'' law Wednesday in throwing out a lawsuit against University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban's daughter, who was being sued by her sorority sister over a fight. Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge James H. Roberts Jr. ruled that Kristen Saban was justified in using force to defend herself during a 2010 scuffle with Sarah Grimes, a one-time best friend of the coach's daughter. Grimes claimed Kristen Saban, 23, injured her during a brawl that followed a night of drinking, but the judge ruled that evidence showed Grimes initiated the confrontation. Alabama's ''stand your ground'' law - similar to the Florida statue cited by George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin - meant Saban had a right to fight back with reasonable force, Roberts ruled.
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