Legal
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Detroit to Reform Cash Bail Targeting Poor Black People
According to the new rules on determining bail, the amount may be reduced or withdrawn if deemed unaffordable.
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R. Kelly Intends To Appeal His Conviction on Racketeering Charges
The singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering.
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Black Man Paralyzed in Police Van to File Civil Rights Suit
The Justice Department has also taken interest in the case.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Absentee Ballot Boxes Are Illegal
In a 4-3 ruling, the high court rules that ballot boxes cannot be anywhere other than elected officials’ offices
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Gunna Denied Bond in Racketeering Case
The 29-year-old rapper is maintaining his innocence
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More Trump Associate Subpoenas Are Possible, Georgia Prosecutor Fani Willis Says
Fulton County DA Fani Willis also states she will pause her investigation if it goes past the 2020 midterm elections
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Daniel Cameron Loses Appeal That Would Ban Abortion In Kentucky
The only thing this guy does well is fail to charge the cops who killed Breonna Taylor
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Justice Department Sues Arizona Over [Another] Voter Suppression Law
A red state wants to know if a conservative SCOTUS might strike down voter protections, too
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Nipsey Hussle’s Accused Murderer Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
The jury deliberated for six hours before reaching its final verdict on Wednesday.
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‘Grant Bae’ Scam Targeting Black Businesses Gets Shut Down by Feds
Unfortunately, it really do be your own people sometimes.