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Even the Philly DA Thinks Meek Mill Should Get a New Trial, but the Judge Still Won’t Let Him Go
Philadelphia’s newly elected district attorney, Larry Krasner, is really about that criminal-justice reform life, it would seem. His office said in open court on Monday that Meek Mill should get a new trial for his gun- and drug-charge conviction. That puts Meek one step closer to getting the freedom he has been seeking since being…
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Rolling Stone Talks to Meek Mill—and Shares the Receipts on the Judge Who Put Him Back in Jail
Anyone who’s been following the Meek Mill case by now knows that it has taken on the feel of a Greek tragedy. The details that have emerged—Meek’s arrest when he was 19 for a bogus crack charge by a crooked cop, the ensuing years of probation under the eyes of a petty and overbearing judge,…
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Meek Mill vs. Brock Turner: The Injustice of Our Criminal-Justice System
As Meek Mill sits in jail on parole-violation charges related to a case he caught when he was just 19 years old, his mother is appealing to the newly elected district attorney in Philadelphia to help her son get the justice she feels he deserves. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that during a brief news conference…
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Restaurant Owner and Stunt Queen Brings the North Pole to North Philly in Epic Neighborhood Block Party
How do you top hiring a live-ass camel for your son’s Dubai-themed prom? If you’re Saudia Shuler and the occasion is Christmas, the answer should be pretty obvious. Reindeer. Bring on the damn reindeer. Shuler was back at her extravagant best Wednesday night, throwing a massive block party and toy giveaway she called “North Pole…
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The Bizarre Case of Meek Mill’s Incarceration, Explained
Let me make this clear: I’m not team #FreeMeekMill, but I am team #FreeRobertRihmeekWilliams. There is a difference. Meek Mill is a highly touted street dude-turned-rapper from Philly. Robert Rihmeek Williams is a Philadelphia man who many believe has been wrongly incarcerated by an overzealous judge who is using her influence and judicial power to…
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Judge Refuses Meek Mill’s Request for Bail, Calls Him ‘a Danger to the Community’
Meek Mill has hit a hiccup in his latest attempt to walk free after a judge denied his request for bail. TMZ reports that Judge Genece Brinkley classified the rapper as a “flight risk” and “a danger to the community.” Brinkley also questioned the validity of his clean drug tests, apparently suggesting that he could…
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#FreeMeekMill: Judge Ordered to Rule on Rapper’s Petition for Bail ‘Without Further Delay’
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge presiding over the case of rapper Meek Mill was ordered by the Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday to make a decision on the rapper’s application for bail “without further delay.” Meek, 30, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, is currently a few weeks into serving a two-…
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Judge of Characters: Trump Helps Black People Now?
To hear the authorities tell it, UCLA basketball players LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley all decided that stealing from a store while their team was in China was the best idea ever, and they were subsequently caught, arrested and faced 10 years in a Chinese prison. But then the impossible happened! Your president,…
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FBI Launches Investigation Into Philly Judge Who Sentenced Meek Mill to Prison: Report
Seems as if there may be hope yet for Meek Mill. After an enormous outcry over the rapper’s tough two- to four-year prison sentence over probation violations—from both celebrities and your everyday citizen—the FBI has decided to investigate the Philadelphia judge presiding over the case. Meek’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, has accused Judge Genece Brinkley of…