Legal
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A$AP Rocky Says He’s Too Busy To Go to Court
The Harlem rapper told a judge he is too busy to attend a deposition in the case involving the shooting of a former A$AP Mob member.
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Kanye West Gets A Cease & Desist And A Possible $250 Million Lawsuit from George Floyd’s Family
It all just got real for Ye over his unhinged remarks of late.
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Superfly Actor Going to Prison on Multiple Rape Charges
Kaalan Walker was sentenced to 50 years to life after being convicted of raping multiple women in April.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Trump Officials And More Are Tentative Witnesses In Pras Michel Money Laundering Trial [UPDATED]
The Fugees member, who pleaded not guilty, is set to go to trial November 4th.
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New Developments In The Case Of Dylann Roof, Who Killed Nine Black Church Members In Charleston
Roof, who was convicted in 2016 of killing nine Black people in a racist shooting, will remain on death row.
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No Joke: Comedians Eric André and Clayton English Sued Atlanta Airport
Both men believe that they were racially profiled.
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Former NBA Player Ben Gordon Arrested For Allegedly Hitting Son
The once NBA Sixth Man of the Year allegedly hit his son at LaGuardia Airport.
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Will Biden’s Marijuana Executive Pardons Lesson the War on Drugs on Black Citizens?
Some believe the White House's executive order will begin to heal the damage of Nixon's War on Drugs over-policing initiative.