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Judge Orders Kyle Rittenhouse to Stand Trial for Fatal Shooting of 2 in Kenosha, Wisc.
Almost two weeks after being released on bail, Kyle Rittenhouse must stand trial for the shooting death of two men and injury of another in Kenosha, Wisc., a judge ordered. According to CNN, the 17-year-old Rittenhouse appeared in a preliminary conference virtually alongside his attorney, who attempted to have some of the charges dismissed. The…
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Appeals Court Finds That Judge Wrongfully Overturned Verdict That Awarded $38 Million to Family of Korryn Gaines
In 2016, Korryn Gaines was fatally shot by Baltimore police after they attempted to enter her home. Her family sued, and after two years in court, a jury eventually rewarded them over $37 million in damages. A judge overturned that verdict last year, arguing that the officer was protected under “qualified immunity.” Now, the Baltimore…
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Joe Biden Visits George Floyd's Family in Houston; Derek Chauvin Makes First Court Appearance, Has Bail Set at $1.25 Million
On the same day that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer charged in the death of George Floyd, made his first appearance in court, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden met with George Floyd’s family in Houston as they made final preparations to lay Floyd to rest. According to NBC News, Biden met with Floyd’s…
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Megan Thee Stallion Mulls Lucrative UFC Career After Delivering Another Knockout In Court Against Her Record Label
When will y’all learn that Megan Thee Stallion doesn’t take L’s? Billboard reports that after crushing the charts and breaking the Internet with her #SavageChallenge, the reigning queen of Hot Girl Summer scored another decisive victory against her record label on Monday. From Billboard: A Texas judge denied a request by 1501 Entertainment and its…
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A Federal Court Rules Records in 64-Year-Old Lynching Trial to Remain Sealed
Lynching is one of the great stains on America’s legacy. Black bodies were regularly brutalized for the entertainment of the white masses, and justice was rarely ever served in these cases. In 1946, one of the last mass lynchings to occur went to trial and resulted in no one being indicted. The New York Times…
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So Ebony Magazine Took Us to Court
OK, so remember that whole #EbonyOwes thing? Of course, you do. Because if you’re an avid reader of The Root, you remember us broaching this subject from the first time it became a trending topic in 2017, all the way up to our final update last November, aptly titled “Dear Ebony Magazine: FU, Pay Your…
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Don’t Try This If You’re Black: Court Rules Woman Who Gave Cop the Middle Finger Is Protected by Constitution
Offering a peek into an entirely different justice system and police procedures that black people had no idea existed, a federal court ruled that a law enforcement officer violated a citizen’s constitutional rights by issuing a speeding ticket to a woman because she gave him the middle finger. After hearing the case of Debra Lee…
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Court Upholds Ruling to Unseal Grand Jury Testimony in 1946 Moore's Ford Lynching
More than 50 years after the death of two black couples who were mobbed, dragged, tied and shot 60 times by a group of white men nearly 60 miles from Atlanta, answers may finally be available. Monday, the 11th circuit of the United States Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that ordered the…
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The Judge Has Spoken: Cardi B Must Show Up to Court for Strip Club Fight or She's Getting Arrested
While Cardi B is making money moves, a judge is demanding she move her ass to a court hearing… or else. Judge Sean Dunn issued the Invasion of Privacy rapper a warning after she was a no-show during Monday’s hearing. As TMZ reported, prosecutors fought for an immediate bench warrant since Cardi had already been…
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DMX Plans to Get Out of Jail by Playing His Songs in Court
Look, I’m not one to question anyone’s credentials, but when I heard the cockamamy scheme that attorneys for DMX have planned—to play his music at a Thursday sentencing hearing—the first thing I thought was, “Welp, someone has finally made him lose his mind, up in here, up in here … ” That’s not a joke.…