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Civil War Era Law Used by Slave Catchers and Lynch Mobs to Be Used by the Three Men in Ahmaud Arbery Trial
The 1863 citizen’s arrest law was repealed in May of this year, but the defense plans to use it anyway.
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Letitia James Will Announce Run for NY Governor, Sources Say: Report [Update: It’s Official. She’s Running]
James, who is currently New York’s attorney general, is expected to announce her run in the coming days.
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How My Mom Used the New Peloton x Beyoncé Classes to Say She Missed Me
One weekend of classes from the Source Your Power series brought this mother-daughter duo back together for the first time in months.
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Man Arrested and Charged in Vandalism of George Floyd Statue in New York City
Michael Beals was charged after allegedly throwing paint onto the George Floyd Statue in Union Square Park.
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‘An Avid Swimmer Doesn’t Drown Himself’: Jelani Day’s Family Disagrees With Coroner’s Report That Says He Drowned
Day’s mother, Carmen Bolden Day, says that her son never would have gone into those woods where his car and belongings were found.
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Judge Decides That Prosecutors Cannot Call the People Kyle Rittenhouse Is Accused of Shooting ‘Victims’
Judge Bruce Schroeder also decided that Rittenhouse’s defense attorneys can call the victims ‘rioters,’ ‘arsonists’ or ‘looters.’
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Black Newspaper Carrier Files Lawsuit After Confrontation With Washington Sheriff
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer is already facing charges for falsely claiming newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer threatened him. Now, Altheimer is suing.
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It’s Time to Officially Clear the Names of the ‘Groveland Four’
In 1949, three young Black men and a teenager were wrongfully accused of raping a white teen girl. Now, a state prosecutor wants to get the case dismissed.
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Judicial Inquiry Begins in Eric Garner Case, 7 Years After His Death
Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has already been disciplined, but some think more public officials should be reprimanded for their role in Garner’s case.
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Black Panther Party Celebrates Its 55th Anniversary With Unveiling of Huey Newton Bust
The bust is the first permanent piece of art to honor the Black Panther Party in Oakland, the city where the group was founded.
