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BART Officer Lied About Conduct During Arrest of Oscar Grant
According to documents released last week under a new California police transparency law, former BART police officer Anthony Pirone assaulted 22-yer-old Oscar Grant, called him the N-word, and lied about what led to another officer eventually opening fire and killing the young father, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Pirone claimed that he was âfighting for…
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Minneapolis Awards $20 Million to Family of Woman Shot by Officer Mohamed Noor
The City of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman who was shot and killed by an officer after she approached his car when he was responding the her 911 call. The victimâs family had filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50 million from Minneapolis, saying that the…
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From Defendant to Defender: Theo Shaw, Once Almost Railroaded by the Justice System as One of the Jena 6, Is Now Officially a Lawyer
A Louisiana man whose life was almost thrown away by the criminal justice system when he was overcharged in a case that came to be known as the âJena 6â is now officially a lawyer. Theo Shaw was sworn in to the bar of the District of Columbia on Friday, according to the New Orleans…
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Theyâll Pass: Baltimore Courts Deny Mosbyâs Attempt to Throw Out Some 5,000 Marijuana Convictions
Puff, puff â hard pass: A pair of Baltimore city judges have denied Baltimore City Stateâs Attorney Marilyn Mosbyâs request to throw out some 5,000 marijuana convictions. In a ruling Friday, Baltimore District Court Judge Kathleen Sweeney said Mosby had failed to show what âdisparate impactâ said convictions had on those found guilty. The judge…
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Trump Sends Migrants to Sanctuary Cities as DHS Asks Defense Department for Assistance at Border
After tweeting that his administration was considering a move to send undocumented migrants to sanctuary cities, Trump told a crowd gathered at a Wisconsin rally that the authorities have begun sending immigrants to cities around the country. According to The Hill, Trump took credit for the decision, calling it his âsick idea.â âLast month alone,…
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Dazed and Confused: R. Kelly, Claiming He Was âOverwhelmed,â Reportedly Wants to Fight Sex Assault Case He Just Lost
R. Kelly just wonât take the L. A judge this week entered a default judgment against Kelly when he didnât show up to court to answer a civil suit that charged he sexually molested a woman, Heather Williams, years ago when she was only 16. Kelly was served notice about the civil suit while he…
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Osundairo Brothers File Defamation Lawsuit Against Jussie Smollett's Legal Team
In the case with more twists than a YouTube tutorial, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, the two personal trainers implicated in the case of Empire star Jussie Smollett, have filed suit against Smollettâs representation for defamation, according to the Chicago Tribune. According to their suit, the Osundairo brothers, who told investigators that Smollett paid them to…
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26-Year-Old Influencer Faces 20 Years for Hiring Cousin to Break into Domain Owner's Home
Rossi Lorathio Adams II, the 26-year-old founder of media company State Snaps, faces up to two decades in prison for hiring an intruder to break into a house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to force the transfer of an internet domain at gunpoint, according to CNN. According to the U.S. Attorneyâs Office in the Northern District…
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Oregon County to Pay Black Employee $100k Over 'Blue Lives Matter' Flag
Karimah Guion-Pledgure had been an employee of Multnomah County, Ore. since 2011 when her employer put up a âBlue Lives Matterâ flag in the workplace in 2017. According to CNN, the county is about to pay for it. In September of 2017, a probation officer at Guion-Pledgureâs workplace hung the flag above his desk, and…
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Man Shot Alongside Nipsey Hussle Released from Jail, Has Arrest Dismissed
Kerry Lathan, 56, was on parole when he was shot alongside Los Angeles rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, on March 31. Lathan was with Hussle when he was slain in front of his Marathon Clothing store in Hyde Park. Because he was on parole, and because Hussle maintained a well-known affiliation with…