Criminal Justice
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WTH?! Miami Cop Slams Black Teen Girl to the Ground, But What Happened Next is Even More Messed Up
A 15-year-old girl was thrown to the ground by a high school officer but then charged for assaulting him?
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Not So Fast! Diddy Fires Back at $100 Million Lawsuit
An allegedly problematic Detroit inmate won the judgment 72 hours ago, but now Diddy’s legal team is fighting back.
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How a Detroit Inmate Just Won a $100 Million Lawsuit Against Diddy
The disgraced music mogul has been the subject of numerous lawsuits over the last year and his legal team isn’t letting this latest one slide.
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The Scary Details of a Black Man Hacking His Tech CEO Boss Into Pieces Are Like a Netflix True Crime Story
Tyrese Haspil will spend the next 40 years in prison for the killing and dismembering of his former boss.
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The Shocking Suspect In The Murder Of Wisconsin College Gymnast, 15 Real Black Crime Stories With a Plot Twist, Georgia Woman Concealed Friend’s Death, Florida Woman Allegedly Ordered Dog To Maul Boyfriend’s Daughter And More
A roundup of The Root’s most popular criminal justice stories.
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Decades-Old Cold Case Reveals Georgia Woman Concealed Her Friend’s Death as Part of a Shady Scheme
Angel Marie Thompson hasn’t been charged with the murder of her friend Nicole Alston, but police are investigating her for an ongoing identity theft scheme
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The Surprising Reason It Took More Than 30 Years to Arrest a Black Missouri Man For an Alleged Rape and Murder
Carmen Van Huss was found brutally murdered in her apartment in 1993
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Michigan Inmate Does Exactly What They Say Not to Do With His Case, With Shocking Results
Gregory Dean Tucker was charged with a 2016 burglary based solely on one shaky piece of evidence
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A Florida Cop Left His Gun in A Gas Station, You Won’t Believe the Foolishness That Happened Next
We don’t know who’s dumber: the deputy or the men who found his weapon
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What Led a Little Boy To Allegedly Shoot a Former Louisiana Mayor and His Daughter To Death?
According to Louisiana officials, a 11-year-old boy was taken into custody after confessing to the double homicide