Martin family lawyer known for civil rights cases

SANFORD, Florida (AP) - When Benjamin Crump got his first call from Trayvon Martin's father last month, the attorney counseled patience...

Ex-Detroit lawyer loses case over 'ghetto' remark

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DETROIT (AP) - A former top lawyer for the city of Detroit who lost her job for describing a local court as 'ghetto' has lost an appeal over her dismissal...

1st tenured black professor at Harvard Law dies

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NEW YORK (AP) - A civil rights scholar who became the first tenured black professor at Harvard Law School has died. Derrick Bell was 80...

Prosecutor in civil rights era cold case dies

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Dunn Lampton, a former U.S. attorney in Mississippi who prosecuted a high-profile cold case from the civil rights era, has died...

Cops nab man wanted in NY elevator sex attacks

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NEW YORK - Cops say Rayquan Williams, of East Williamsburg, followed two women into elevators in Williamsburg, told them he had a weapon and proceeded to sexually assault them...

Lawyer: Kilpatrick party included $1,000 stripper

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DETROIT (AP) - A lawyer says a stripper performed at a dope-fueled party at the Detroit mayor's mansion and saw Kwame Kilpatrick's wife attack a woman who was giving the then-mayor a lap dance...

Court to Google: Tell NYer who posted about her

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NEW YORK (AP) - Carla Franklin said Wednesday she's relieved to be closing in on the cyber cipher and hopes her case will help others deal with online harassment...