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April 25, 2022
Though most Americans support the confirmation of Supreme Court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the split is mostly on political lines.
April 9, 2022
Judge Rick Lawrence is in line to become the first African American to serve on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
March 6, 2022
The Emmy-nominated television host talks about her career, Tyler Perry, the new Supreme Court nominee and her legacy.
A Pan-African flag flies from Black Lives Matter Plaza overlooking the White House
March 5, 2022
In recent years, the Confederate Memorial Day celebration at the Statehouse has attracted a few dozen people who raise a…
October 17, 2021
Despite the old adage that those who defend themselves have a fool for a client, at least five Capitol riots…
Legal analyst Midwin Charles
April 7, 2021
theGrio contributor Dr. Jason Johnson remembers his friend Midwin Charles, who died on Tuesday at 47 years old.
April 3, 2021
Gregory Kellam Scott, the only Black justice to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court, is remembered as a role model…
Georgia Electors Cast Their Electoral College Vote At State Capitol
April 2, 2021
Stacey Abrams criticized the tepid corporate response to Georgia's new election laws this week, saying they were "mealy-mouthed."
September 28, 2020
The new law requires inmates to be asked if they identify as transgender, nonbinary or intersex, then they must be…
June 24, 2020
Ohio and a few other states still have a slavery law because of a clause many people don't know about…
June 22, 2020
Two lawyers of color who were arrested in May following the protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death are…
June 10, 2020
As activists across the country continue to demand accountability for police brutality, this week, New York lawmakers passed a bill
July 31, 2016
On Friday, a North Carolina appeals court struck down a law that would require voters to show photo ID at
June 28, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The Central Park 5 settlement could potentially influence similar pending and future cases as well as practices…
May 19, 2014
NBC News -- A Georgia law that shrouds lethal-injection drugs in secrecy was upheld by the state's highest court on…
April 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Lisa Bloom's "Suspicion Nation" shares a deeper glimpse at the factors and individuals that played a role…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Turnquest was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2013 after passing her exams with…
January 6, 2014
OPINION - Despite what my learned colleagues might tell you, there is nothing progressive about laws that will effectively deepen…
August 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Paula Patton talks about her new film 'Baggage Claim' and weights in on Jennifer Garner and Halle…
August 14, 2013
OPINION - Holder’s announcement this week signals both his leadership and commitment to these issues as well as his capacity…