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Following a ruling by Houston judge Lee H. Rosenthal of Federal District Court last year, Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the Louisiana Eastern District Court has also ruled against the implementation of money bail, calling it a violation of equal protection and due process. In the New Orleans case, the judge struck down the city’s kickback […]

By Denarii Grace Some days I wonder if the work that I do is worth it. On the surface, Black artists/cultural workers, healers, teachers and activists who live most on the margins have the least to gain in their lines of work. And in a society based on the allure of social and financial capital, […]

According to reports from CNN, Bill Cosby has finally been found guilty in a case stemming from allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia home in 2004. An 80-year-old Cosby faced three counts that carry up to a ten year sentence for each guilty verdict. It is likely that Cosby will […]

By Alyxandra Goodwin Rapper and criminal justice reform advocate Jay-Z recently announced that he is investing in a “decarceration start-up” called Promise. The app sets up a “care plan” for individuals that would have alternatively been monitored while housed in a jail facility, instead monitoring them out in the world and providing reminders for court […]

By Kleaver Cruz Two years ago, I woke up wishing I could go back to sleep and wake up to a more just and Black-loving world. I wanted to relieve myself of the pain that surfaces after watching too many news accounts of law enforcement ending the lives of Black people in the U.S., or […]

Attorneys for six-year-old Kodi Gaines argue that the circumstances surrounding his mother’s controversial shooting death last August differ from some prevailing narratives. The attorneys filed an amended complaint in Baltimore County Court Tuesday on behalf of Korryn Gaines’ son. Officer Royce Ruby Jr. shot and killed the young Maryland woman, in front of Kodi, after […]

The retrial for Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case was scheduled to take place Nov. 6. However, plans have changed. NBC News reports that the retrial has been pushed back until spring of 2018 after Cosby’s defense attorney made a request to postpone jury selection. 

District Judge Sharon Holmes has declared a shocking third mistrial in nine months in the case of an Oklahoma father who shot his daughter’s boyfriend in 2014. Former Tulsa police officer Shannon Kepler doesn’t deny shooting Jeremey Lake because he feels he did so in self-defense. However, despite his claims that Lake was armed, no weapon […]

Bill Cosby’s legal issues are very far from being over. For starters, the comedian will face trial in California in June 2018 for sexually assaulting a teenager 40 years ago. Secondly, it was just announced that he will face retrial for the sexual assault of Andrea Constand in November. 

One of the biggest takeaways from George Zimmerman’s trial – besides systemic racism – was that the usage of “stand your ground” laws is deeply flawed. That became even more apparent this past week when a Black man in Georgia wasn’t allowed to use the defense in his murder trial. Clayton County, Georgia Judge Albert […]

There is still no conclusion in the murder trial of Ray Tensing, a former University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot Sam Dubose in 2015. After six days of testimony and one day of closing arguments, the jury was deadlocked and forced  Judge Leslie Ghiz to declare a second mistrial, according to WCPO.

Residents in Queens, New York rallied together to try and prevent ICE agents from taking a man into custody on his way to trial. NBC News reports that Hardat Sampat, 35, is an undocumented citizen and a Guyanese national. While he was headed to Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday morning, agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department […]