Legal
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Trial Over Black Man Shot by Alabama Police Officer, Now on Its 9th Judge, Set for Trial
Three years ago, a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black man in Alabama. The trial, now on its ninth judge, is now making its way to trial, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. Aaron Smith, who was 23 at the time of the shooting in 2016, killed 58-year-old Greg Gunn, who fled the…
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Nia Wilson's Family Proposes Tracking Fare Evaders in Wrongful Death Suit Against BART
Nia Wilson’s family was supposed to be planning a graduation for her, not a funeral. But last summer, in a crime that sent shockwaves through the San Francisco Bay Area and the country, the 18-year-old high schooler was fatally stabbed in the neck on the platform of an Oakland Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station.…
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Pennsylvania DA Declines Charges Against Cop Who Shot Inmate in Holding Cell
According to Bucks County, Pa. District Attorney Matthew Weintraub, an officer who shot and wounded an unarmed inmate after accidentally drawing his gun instead of his taser will not be charged. According to findings released by the office Friday, Weintraub determined that the officer who shot the inmate was “neither justified, nor criminal, but was…
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Breastfeeding Mother Hit with $115 Ticket for Breastfeeding in Midtown NYC Traffic
Guillermina Rodriguez, a mother of four, found space to pull over after it took her about an hour to get from 42nd to 30th street in midtown Manhattan. She had a crying three-week-old baby crying in the back seat. “Even though I saw it was a commercial area I’m like, ‘I’m not obstructing the traffic……
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Richard Neal Won't Back Down From Hunt for Trump's Tax Returns
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal won’t back down. He still wants to see six years of Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns. He sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig saying as much. In Neal’s two-page letter, he explains his belief that his committee is within its rights to request Trump’s…
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Harford County Sheriff Finds 'Lawyering While Black' Complaint Unfounded; Officials Say Deputy Is the 'Real Victim'
After a complaint—and a whole lot of press—prompted the Harford County, Md., Sheriff’s Office to investigate a case of “lawyering while black,” the police have come back with their conclusion: It wasn’t racial profiling, just confusion. And to hear at least one police official tell it, the deputy who cornered a black lawyer over concerns…
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Robert Mueller to Leave DOJ Soon, According to Department
After 674 days of investigating an almost exclusively sitting president, Robert Mueller is leaving the Department of Justice in the coming days, according to a spokesman. Quartz first reported on his impending departure. DOJ spokesman Peter Carr told the online publication that Mueller “will be concluding his service within the coming days,” adding that “a…
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Trump Back to Threatening Border Closure
Trump is reviving his border wall threats. This time, he’s ready to act within a week. “If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug (sic) our Southern Border,” he tweeted Friday, “ I will be CLOSING the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week.” During an appearance…
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'If I Die Tomorrow, I Know I Told the Truth': Another R. Kelly Accuser Goes Public With Her Story
“I’m not ashamed of my past anymore. I’m not ashamed of what naysayers say,” said Lanita Carter, previously identified only as “L.C.” in the current open indictment against R. Kelly. In an emotional interview that aired Thursday on CBS This Morning, she broke her silence and a previous non-disclosure agreement to add her voice to…