Criminal Justice

Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison; Wife Sandi Gets 12

Eric Holder Unveils Major Drug Sentencing Reforms

Grand Jury Will NOT Charge Officer Who Shot and Killed Unarmed Teenager Ramarley Graham

Chair of Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearings is a Staunch Supporter of the Policy

Will Marissa Alexander be Pardoned?

Ebony Magazine Dedicates September Issue to Trayvon Martin w/ Four Covers

Florida Lawmakers Will Review ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law

T.I. Says If Trayvon Was His Son George Zimmerman Would Be Dead

George Zimmerman Stopped for Speeding; Had a Gun in the Car

Rapper Charged w/ Double Homicide After Allegedly Rapping About It

Don Lemon and Media Violence Against Young Black Men

Zimmerman Juror Says He ‘Got Away w/ Murder’

Jay-Z Sounds Off on Zimmerman Verdict: ‘This Guy is a F—ing Mall Cop’

Black Former Contestants Sue American Idol over Racism for $25 Million a Piece

New Poll Shows Very Stark Racial Divide on Zimmerman Verdict

Gun Advocacy Group Raising Money to Buy Zimmerman a New Gun

Tavis Smiley Blasts President Obama for Trayvon Martin Speech

Lauryn Hill Pens Letter from Jail

Zimmerman Jurors Were Given Hours of Unsupervised Time w/ Family and Friends

Obama Speaks Out on Zimmerman Trial: ‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me’

Petition Launched Demanding that Zimmerman’s Concealed Carry Permit Be Revoked

Bill Cosby: There is No Proof that George Zimmerman is Racist

John Spooner Found Guilty for the Murder of 13-Year Old Darius Simmons

Jordan Davis Trial is Next Case to Test Stand Your Ground Law

Man Set to Stand Trial for Murder of 13-Year Old Darius Simmons

Zimmerman Juror Book Deal Squashed After Online Backlash

Stevie Wonder, Others Vow to Boycott Florida Until Stand Your Ground is Repealed

Zimmerman Trial Juror Set to Write Tell-all Book

Zimmerman’s Brother Worried About Vigilantes; Wonders if Trayvon Wanted Guns and Weed

Trayvon Martin’s Father Speaks Out on Verdict

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