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May 21, 2025
Judge Bill Lewis is the fourth Black justice to serve on the state’s highest court and the first Black Republican.
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December 17, 2024
According to a new Gallup poll, Americans' confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low…
May 18, 2023
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the 2016 publication of an Andy Warhol image of the singer Prince violated a…
March 25, 2023
A federal appeals court in New Orleans rejected arguments that the U.S. president has the authority to require that employees…
Alabama Parole Board
October 1, 2022
If the federal government wants to deliver on the promises of criminal justice reform, then it must create conviction integrity…
Judge Wooden gavel on the table of judge with american flag and black chair
June 9, 2022
A federal judge has refused to delay her order for Louisiana to redraw its congressional districts while an elections official appeals.
June 9, 2022
A person’s race and ethnicity must be taken into account when deciding whether they were free to leave an encounter…
May 11, 2022
Louisiana’s Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the state Constitution provision allowing non-unanimous jury convictions was racially motivated
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May 8, 2022
A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims.
November 12, 2020
Biden will have a lot on his plate when he steps into the White House, and the needs of Black…
Court
July 24, 2019
Shawn Pratt didn't mince words when a white man went free after appearing in court on gun charges, while his…
July 11, 2019
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is frustrated with the lack of Black and Brown nominees to the circuit courts, calling…
July 22, 2014
The father was brought up on child-endangerment charges for spanking is kid. At first, a judge agreed that the father…
February 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan addresses a crowd of thousands this Sunday and called for African-Americans…
July 17, 2013
OPINION - I hope that someday race will not be a factor in how we arrest, prosecute and ultimately judge…
May 18, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The seven-time NL MVP was convicted of one count of obstruction of justice on April 13...
May 18, 2011
Johnson admitted to in a plea agreement filed Tuesday show he was taking in some serious bribes from developers in…
December 20, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) - He was sentenced last week to spend one year in prison...
December 7, 2010
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) - The former NFL MVP is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old prostitute in a…
November 16, 2010
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A security guard has accused boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. of poking him in the face several…