Justice

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September 19, 2011
OPINION - It's very rare that a college-educated, well-spoken, white-collared black man gets accused of killing a cop. The narrative…
September 8, 2011
OPINION - President Obama's intervention in the Troy Davis case would signal, above all else, his commitment to justice for…
September 7, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia corrections officials have set an execution date for a high-profile death row inmate who claims he's…
August 26, 2011
OPINION - With the Jena 6, we stood and looked into the face of a movement, only to see it…
July 11, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - 'Some of the most progressive, forward thinking liberal people I know' have questioned her decision to marry…
July 7, 2011
VIDEO - Casey Anthony was acquitted of first-degree murder this week. Accused of killing her two-year-old daughter Caylee Marie...
July 5, 2011
OPINION - He actually believes that race is a crutch, an impediment and even an archaic relic of the past…
June 21, 2011
OPINION - Justice Thomas must resign if America is to begin to restore integrity to the judiciary...
June 13, 2011
OPINION - The juxtaposition of Obama's election and the cold-blooded killing of an unarmed 22 year-old at the hands of…
June 9, 2011
OPINION - No drug is harmless, but criminalizing the personal health risks associated with marijuana use just doesn't make sense...
June 2, 2011
OPINION - There is no question that the U.S. Sentencing Commission should seek to amend the sentencing provisions so as…
May 26, 2011
OPINION - What must it have been like to board segregated buses 50 years ago, when indignities and insults were…
May 25, 2011
OPINION - If young people were willing to risk their lives 50 years ago for the cause of equal rights,…
May 24, 2011
OPINION - Is it possible to reverse the alarming trends of overcrowding and lack of medical care throughout our nation's…
May 23, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The court said in a 5-4 decision that the reduction is "required by the Constitution" to correct…
May 21, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House, as is typically the case with every administration, offered no elaboration for the president's…
May 12, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Several judges strongly dissented, saying it is improper for Judge George Paine II to belong to…
May 9, 2011
VIDEO - The kids aren't just knocking off 40 hours off their community service, they're also getting a surprise from…
May 3, 2011
OPINION - The five young men who were ultimately indicted, tried and convicted say they were coerced into a confession...
April 27, 2011
OPINION - Anti-death penalty advocates have long argued that Abu-Jamal's 1982 trial was unfair, and that the application of the…