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Rioter who menaced officer with confederate flag gets prison

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Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term

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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail, maintains innocence

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Waffle House shooter receives life in prison without parole

A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 received a sentence of life
/ February 5, 2022
Actor Jussie Smollett Continues His Testimony In Hate Crime Trial In Chicago

Jussie Smollett sentencing scheduled for March 10

A date has been set for Jussie Smollett’s sentencing. On March 10, the actor/singer will find out his punishment after
/ January 26, 2022

90-year sentence tossed in 2019 Mardi Gras bicyclist deaths

A Louisiana appeal court has tossed out the 90-year-sentence for a drunk driver who struck nine bicycle riders near a
/ November 6, 2021

Art professor gets up to 12 years for attack on colleague

A Mount Holyoke College art professor who pleaded guilty to using a rock, a fire poker and garden shears in
/ October 23, 2021

Ex-Minneapolis officer seeks 41 months in 911 caller’s death

Attorneys for the former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman who called 911 to report a possible rape
/ October 16, 2021
Felipe Vazquez

Ex-MLB star Felipe Vázquez sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting teen

Felipe Vázquez, a two-time All-Star with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has been sentenced to state prison after sexually assaulting a 13-year-old
/ August 17, 2021
Capitol rioter Paul Hodgkins

White Capitol rioter gets slap on wrist, while Black people get the book thrown at them

I often tweet the hashtag #TwoAmericas and I do so intentionally. With each passing day as I watch the news,
/ July 21, 2021