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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Ret.) Sandra Day O' Conner addresses the audience during the TIME Summit On Higher Education on October 18, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Ex-Supreme Court justice has second thoughts on Bush v. Gore

Mark Murray, Senior Political Editor, NBC News
NBC NEWS - Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor expressed doubts that the nation's highest court should have ruled on the controversial Bush v. Gore case that decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential election...
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Liberty City Seven

Prior cases show danger of terrorism 'overreach'

Joy-Ann Reid
OPINION - The fact that we're having the debate at all could be seen as progress in itself, given that in the previous administration, cases like that of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- were often handled quite differently....
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Fannie Lou Hamer, the great civil and voting rights activist, suffered the injustice of sterilization against her will.

Moving forward from past reproductive injustices

Dr. Vanessa Cullins and Eleanor Hinton Hoytt
OPINION - We’ve seen how people, organizations and events have shaped who we are as African-American women...
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Left: Foxy Brown (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) Center: Bobby Brown (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images for TRANS4M) Right: Naomi Campbell (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Top 10 black celeb repeat offenders

Carrie Healey
SLIDESHOW - From rappers to supermodels, some celebrities can't seem to stay out of trouble...
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia waits to be introduced to speak at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) October 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The American Enterprise Institute and the Federalist Society held a book discussion with Justice Scalia, who co-authored the book 'Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts.' (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Antonin Scalia: State of the Union is a 'childish spectacle'

Mark Sherman, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage across town and held forth about why, for the 16th consecutive year, he would not be joining them for the State of the Union...
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Ben Crump

theGrio's 100: Benjamin Crump, lending a legal hand for victims

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theGRIO'S 100 - Crump has helped to publicize cases of alleged police brutality or other misconduct that might have gone unnoticed...
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The cast of 'The Scottsboro Boys' performs on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Alabama legislation would exonerate Scottsboro Boys

Phillip Rawls, Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - In 1931, Alabama wanted to execute the black Scottsboro Boys because two white women claimed they were gang-raped...
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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Judge lets NYPD resume stop-and-frisks

Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge let the New York Police Department on Tuesday temporarily resume stop-and-frisk stops she believes are unconstitutional while she decides what permanent remedies are necessary to prevent illegal stops at thousands of privately owned buildings...
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Jackie Lacey attends The Last Chance For Animals Benefit Honoring John Paul DeJoria With The Albert Schweitzer Award at Casa Del Mar on November 30, 2012 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by John M. Heller/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Jackie Lacy, the 1st female and black Los Angeles DA

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theGRIO's 100 - The 55-year-old was elected in November as district attorney in Los Angeles, becoming both the first woman and the first African-American in the job...
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Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas speaks for 1st time in 7 years from bench

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Clarence Thomas did something at a Supreme Court argument Monday for the first time in nearly seven years — he spoke...
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