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Supreme Court Halts NC Election That Would Fix Racially Gerrymandered Voting Districts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a lower court demand that North Carolina lawmakers redraw many of their districts and hold new elections in 2017. The one-paragraph order puts the case on hold until the Supreme Court decides whether it will hear the matter, and WRAL reports that if SCOTUS does take the case,…
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#Flint: Officials Meet Behind Closed Doors to Discuss Status of Water System
Officials met behind closed doors in Chicago on Tuesday to determine if Flint, Mich.’s water technically meets federal standards again. The meeting, which took place at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regional headquarters in Chicago, was touted as an opportunity for officials to share testing data on the safety of city drinking water after its…
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Federal Judge Allows Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Against Marilyn Mosby to Proceed
A federal judge has ruled that key parts of a lawsuit against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, filed by five of the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, can move forward. “U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis ruled that claims including malicious prosecution, defamation, and invasion of privacy can move…
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US Ethics Office Warns Trump Nominee Confirmations Are Moving Too Fast
The Office of Government Ethics on Saturday warned that confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees are moving too fast. In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) that was released Saturday, OGE Director Walter Shaub wrote that “the announced hearing schedule for several nominees who have not completed…
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Condoleezza Rice Endorses Jeff Sessions for US Attorney General
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday endorsed Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to be U.S. attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump. Rice, an Alabama native herself, wrote a letter of appreciation to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) about Sessions, and CNN reports that she said Sessions, a “friend,” is someone she admired…
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Handcuffed Suspect in Texas Who Reportedly Shot Himself in Back of Patrol Car Dies
A Texas man died Monday one day after reportedly shooting himself while handcuffed in the back of a police car. According to a statement from Austin, Texas, police, 19-year-old Zachary Khabir Anam died at University Medical Center-Brackenridge, ABC News reports. Anam was taken into custody Sunday at the Barton Creek Square shopping mall after being…
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Va. Couple Leaves ‘We Don’t Tip Black People’ Note on Bill for Black Waitress
A waitress in Ashburn, Va., says that a couple she provided service to Saturday left a racist note instead of a tip on their bill before leaving. Kelly Carter, a waitress at Anita’s New Mexico Style Cafe in Ashburn, told WJLA that she was shocked to see the note on the bill after the couple…
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4 Suspects in Alleged Hate Crime Streamed Live on Facebook Ordered Held Without Bail
The four suspects arrested in the alleged hate crime in Chicago that was streamed live on Facebook were charged in court Friday and ordered held without bail. Jordan Hill, 18; Tesfaye Cooper, 18; and sisters Tanishia, 24, and Brittany Covington, 18, had their first court appearance at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Cook County.…
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NYPD Captain Says Department Is More Focused on Rape by Strangers, Not Acquaintances
A New York City police captain has blamed the lack of arrests in sexual assault reports on the fact that most of the reported cases were “acquaintance rape.” Sexual attacks in the Greenpoint neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough went up by 62 percent over the last year, and according to DNAinfo, police statistics…
