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R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to All 10 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault
R. Kelly has pleaded not guilty on all 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, via his attorney Steve Greenberg, according to CNN. The Chicago native appeared in court on Monday, just a couple of days after his bond was set at $1 million. Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx confirmed the alleged abuse took place…
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Does a New Supreme Court Ruling Mean Police Can No Longer Use Asset Forfeiture to Enrich Their Departments?
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution limits the ability of state and local police to seize and keep cash, property, and other assets that may have been used to commit crimes, particularly when it’s used to enrich police departments. Written by Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her first day back at…
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New Orleans Rapper C-Murder Denied Retrial Despite Recantations by Two Witnesses
According to Associated Press, No Limit Record rapper C-Murder, born Corey Miller, has been denied a retrial in connection to his conviction for the murder of 16-year-old fan Steve Thomas at a nightclub. Miller, the younger sibling of rapper Master P, is currently serving a life sentence in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola after…
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Alabama Public Defender Accused of Creating ‘Law & Order: Special Racist Unit’
The man in charge of defending indigent citizens in the criminal justice system of one of America’s blackest cities has been accused of filling his office with racists who toss around the n-word like it’s 1799…or 1899…or, well, it’s Alabama, so 1999, too. David Luker was appointed as the Jefferson County Public Defender in 2016,…
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Racist Teeth Giuliani Baffles AM Joy Panel with Poor Lawyering
If you fell into a deep coma in the weeks after the tragic events of September 11, you might’ve briefly left this plane thinking then-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani was capable, honest and at the very least, a decent guy. If you did in fact fall into a deep coma in the weeks after 9/11, welcome…
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Not So Sweet Fantasy: Mariah Carey's Former Assistant Claims She Was Held Down and Peed on at Work
The ongoing legal battle between Mariah Carey and her former assistant, Lianna Shakhnazaryan, has gotten exponentially messier. As in, strap yourself in and have a napkin (or three) to wipe your brow-type messy. We’ll warn you now: allegedly, there’s pee involved. Earlier this week, Carey sued Shakhnazaryan, also known as Lianna Azarian, for breach of…
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Man Gets $80,000 Settlement For ‘Laughing While Black’
People are out here fighting for our right to talk cash shit, and I salute. According to a news release from Chandra Law, Robert Spencer filed a civil rights lawsuit after he was arrested in July 2017. Officers in the recorded confrontation accused Spencer of threatening them, but all he actually did was clown them…
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Bobby Brown Suing Producers of Whitney Houston Documentary, Whitney: Can I Be Me, for Millions
Bobby Brown is looking for big bucks from the producers of 2017 Whitney Houston documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Brown and the estate of his daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, have filed a $2 million complaint against Showtime and BBC, alleging the documentary about his late ex-wife used footage of…
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Video Appears to Show NYPD Cops Planting Drugs in Black Teen’s Car
It was magical. The marijuana magically appeared in the backseat of a car containing four black boys. Moments before it happened, one of the boys somehow magically knew that the white cops were conjuring up evidence. Police footage showed the entire episode but, for some reason, magically cut off the moment the cop found the…
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‘Sis Said No’: Tracy Chapman Sues Nicki Minaj for Using Unauthorized Sample
I guess it’s safe to say Tracy Chapman isn’t a Nicki Minaj fan. According to TMZ, the multiple Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter is suing the “Barbie Dreamz” rapper, alleging that Minaj illegally used the song “Baby, Can I Hold You (Tonight)” for her unreleased single, “Sorry,” featuring Nas. The ongoing saga started in June of this…