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Missouri prosecutor wants to vacate conviction of Black man jailed 30 years

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Maryland State Attorney for Baltimore City Marilyn Mosby

Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted of mortgage fraud

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Jussie Smollett asks court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crime

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White supremacist who killed 10 Black people in Buffalo supermarket gets 2025 death penalty trial date

The federal death penalty trial for white supremacist Payton Gendron who killed 10 Black people likely won't start for at least…
/ February 5, 2024

She hoped to sing for a rap icon. Instead, she was there the night Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay died

Yarrah Concepcion was brought to tears as she testified in the trial of two men charged in the 2002 killing…
/ February 2, 2024

Opening statements start in murder trial of former Ohio deputy charged in fatal shooting

Jason Meade, who is white, has pleaded not guilty to murder and reckless homicide in the death of Casey Goodson…
/ February 1, 2024

Few are held responsible for wrongful convictions. Can a Philadelphia police perjury case stick?

Anthony Wright once said it would “mean everything to me if those guys individually can be held accountable for what…
/ February 1, 2024

Rap lyrics can’t be used against artist charged with killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, judge rules

The ruling came in response to an attempt by prosecutors to introduce lyrics Karl Jordan Jr. wrote as evidence he…
/ January 31, 2024

NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question under new police transparency law

The law gives police reform advocates a huge win: Requiring New York City's 36,000 cops to document all investigative encounters.
/ January 31, 2024

Trooper who shot Ricky Cobb II twice during traffic stop can remain free on bail, judge rules

Minnesota trooper Ryan Londregan accused in the death of Ricky Cobb II can remain free without bail, a judge ruled Monday.
/ January 29, 2024

New Orleans thief steals 7 king cakes from bakery in a very Mardi Gras way

With purple, gold and green colors and toy babies hidden inside, king cakes are staples of Mardi Gras celebrations in…
/ January 29, 2024

Central Park 5 exoneree and council member says police stopped him without giving a reason

Yusef Salaam's stop casts a light on a police transparency bill that would require officers to publicly report on all…
/ January 29, 2024

A statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a Kansas park, leaving just his feet behind

A prized statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a public park in Kansas, spurring a police search and outrage across the…
/ January 28, 2024

A trial in Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay’s 2002 killing is starting, and testing his anti-drug image

For almost two decades, the 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay stood as one of the hip-hop world’s most…
/ January 28, 2024

St. Louis man who pointed gun at BLM protesters wants misdemeanor wiped off his record

Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty in 2021 to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was fined $750 for the June 2020 incident.
/ January 28, 2024