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Georgia Republicans Celebrate Restricting Access to Abortion with a Fist Bump
If Trumpism has been good for one thing, it’s that it has allowed Republicans the comfort level to show the nation exactly how they feel about their legislative victories restricting women’s reproductive rights in Alabama, Missouri and future battleground states. It’s a game to them—a game they believe they’re winning. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed…
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Bill Cosby Blasts 'Grossly Immoral' Judge Who Sentenced Him
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is living well below his best life. So in his quest to overturn his conviction for sexual assault, he’s decided to unload on the judge who presided over his case. USA Today reports that in an opinion filed on Tuesday, Judge Stephen O’Neill said that he allowed five other accusers to…
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Tiger Woods Sued in Death of Drunken Driver
The parents of a drunken driver killed in a car crash last year are suing Tiger Woods, blaming him and his girlfriend for their son being intoxicated and then getting behind the wheel. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the parents of Nicolas F. Immesberger say their son, who worked as a bartender at the golfer’s…
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NYPD Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Set to Begin Trial Monday
In 2014, Eric Garner lost his life at the hands of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo. Five years later, the officer will face a trial that could lose him his job. Pantaleo’s trial is set to begin Monday at Police Department headquarters, according to the New York Times. The trial has long been awaited by Garner’s…
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Chicago Judge in Jussie Smollett Special Prosecutor Case Reassigns Matter to New Jurist
The judge who was to decide whether to appoint a special prosecutor to look into how all charges came to be dropped against Jussie Smollett has decided to let a different judge handle it. Judge LeRoy Martin Jr. said Friday he was not recusing himself from the case, merely reassigning it. Martin came under scrutiny…
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After Receiving Death Threats, Chris Darden Says He Will No Longer Defend Suspected Nipsey Hussle Killer
Chris Darden, an attorney best known for his part in prosecuting the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, says he is withdrawing from his role representing Eric Holder, the man charged with gunning down Nipsey Hussle (born Ermias Asghedom), citing personal reasons. Darden announced his withdrawal in a fiery Facebook post on Friday afternoon, which he said…
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Minneapolis Awards $20 Million to Family of Woman Shot by Officer Mohamed Noor
The City of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman who was shot and killed by an officer after she approached his car when he was responding the her 911 call. The victim’s family had filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50 million from Minneapolis, saying that the…
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From Defendant to Defender: Theo Shaw, Once Almost Railroaded by the Justice System as One of the Jena 6, Is Now Officially a Lawyer
A Louisiana man whose life was almost thrown away by the criminal justice system when he was overcharged in a case that came to be known as the “Jena 6” is now officially a lawyer. Theo Shaw was sworn in to the bar of the District of Columbia on Friday, according to the New Orleans…
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They’ll Pass: Baltimore Courts Deny Mosby’s Attempt to Throw Out Some 5,000 Marijuana Convictions
Puff, puff — hard pass: A pair of Baltimore city judges have denied Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s request to throw out some 5,000 marijuana convictions. In a ruling Friday, Baltimore District Court Judge Kathleen Sweeney said Mosby had failed to show what “disparate impact” said convictions had on those found guilty. The judge…