NewsLegalNewsLegalAppeal Hearing for Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Conviction BeginsBill Cosby’s appellate team (Kristen Weisenburger and Barbara Zemlock) is hoping to throw out his sexual assault…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedAugust 12, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalJussie Smollett Case Crusader Files Court Papers Challenging Fitness of Actor’s LawyersIn a case that just won’t seem to die, lawyers for Jussie Smollett filed court papers Thursday to answer a charge…ByDara SharifPublishedJuly 25, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalR. Kelly Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking ChargesLooks like embattled singer R. Kelly has caught a federal case.ByDara SharifPublishedJuly 11, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalMan Gets Taken Off Life Support by Wrong Family After Chicago Cops Misidentify Him, Lawsuit ChargesOne Chicago family was needlessly put through the ordeal of having to make a life-or-death decision about a loved one…ByDara SharifPublishedJuly 5, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalAs Supreme Court Shuts Down for Summer, It Announces It’ll Review DACA Protections for Young Immigrants Next TermNow that the current Supreme Court term has come to an end with a number of major rulings, the nation’s highest…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 28, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalTop Conservative Calls for Chief Justice’s Head Over High Court’s Ruling on the Census Citizenship QuestionBecause (obvi) any Supreme Court justice handpicked for the job by GOP conservatives owes strict allegiance to the…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 27, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalSCOTUS Blocks Census Citizenship Question, but Rules Political Gerrymandering ConstitutionalOn the last day of its term, the nation’s highest court churned out two major rulings: One concerning the U.S.…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 27, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalAlleged Sex Tape Involving R. Kelly Turned Over to Defense, Judge Expects 1 of 4 Cases to Begin in Early 2020It looks like one of Robert “R.” Kelly’s ongoing cases could have a trial start date as early as next year. The R&B…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedJune 27, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalNot Pressed: Cardi B Pleads Not Guilty to New Strip Club Fight ChargesCardi B has made her intentions official—she refuses to sully her 2019 BET Awards Album of the Year win with a…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedJune 26, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegal‘I Ain't Going to Jail!’: In Spite of Indictment, Cardi B Remains OptimisticCardi B’s been on a winning streak, as of late, and clearly, it’s not one she’s expecting a pesky little thing like…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 25, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalFederal Judge Rules New Evidence of Race and Partisan Bias in Citizenship Question Issue Deserves a 2nd LookA federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday ruled there is enough new evidence to suggest the need to reconsider…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 19, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalR. Kelly Just Paid Up His Back Child Support, Says His AttorneyHe may still have several sexual abuse felony charges and a lawsuit for an extramarital affair (h/t the Blast)…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 19, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalLos Angeles Barbershop Ordered to Pay $80,000 for Discriminating Against HIV-Positive CustomerIn the fall of 2017, Nikko Briteramos was turned away from Los Angeles barbershop King of Kuts, despite getting his…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 11, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Will Hear Byron Allen's Racial Discrimination Suit Against ComcastIf you’re suing a person or company for racial discrimination, do you need to prove that race was the sole factor…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 11, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalIt’s Almost Decision Time for the US Supreme Court, With Questions Regarding Census 2020 and Gerrymandering High on the ListWith the start of each June, the countdown begins to when the Supreme Court is expected to hand down decisions in…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 7, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalR. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to 11 New Sex-Related Felony ChargesRobert “R.” Kelly appeared at a brief hearing at Cook County Court in Chicago on Thursday for an arraignment…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedJune 6, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalSo Ebony Magazine Took Us to CourtOK, so remember that whole #EbonyOwes thing? Of course, you do.ByJay ConnorPublishedJune 5, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalThe Supreme Court's Latest Ruling Makes It Easier for Cops to Arrest Black Lives Matter ProtestersIt was a ruling that failed to register widely in terms of national news, but could have potentially devastating…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 3, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalTrump Administration to Require Visa Applicants to List ‘Social Media Identifiers,’ Previous Phone NumbersAccording to CBS News, the State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for United States visas to submit…ByIbn SafirPublishedJune 1, 2019
NewsLegalNewsLegalWhat’s Pimpin’, Pippen? NBA Great Scottie Pippen’s Suing a 5-Year-Old and Her Parents in Dispute Over Damages to His $10,000,000 MansionIt’s a damn shame when you put up folks in your home and they — literally — piss all over it. That’s the charge NBA…ByDara SharifPublishedMay 31, 2019