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NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Restricts Race-based Affirmative Action in Higher EducationIn a historic blow to affirmative action, the Supreme court ruled that UNC and Harvard University's race-consious…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 29, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalInside Daniel Penny's Indictment In The Subway Chokehold CaseIn New York, Daniel Penny pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide charges.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 29, 2023
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NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Pushes Back Against Troubling Conservative Election TheoryIn a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court pushed back on a conservative legal theory granting state legislatures nearly…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 27, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalThe Battle Over Voting Rights Rages On in VirginiaA new lawsuit is challenging a Virginia's constitution, arguing that their provision disenfranchising people…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 27, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalMichael Jackson Accusers Suing the King of Pop’s CorporationWade Robson and James Safechuck are claiming that employees of Michael Jackson’s corporation were complicit in their…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJune 27, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalJonathan Majors Filed Cross-Complaint Against Domestic Dispute Accuser. Then This HappenedThe Ant-Man actor is due back in court on August 3.ByShanelle GenaiUpdatedJune 27, 2023
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NewsLegalNewsLegalAttorneys Break Down Jonathan Majors' Public Legal StrategyThe Root spoke to attorneys about their thoughts on Jonathan Majors' very public defense.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 23, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalWith Meagan Good by His Side, Jonathan Majors Makes First Court AppearanceThe Marvel star has received a trial date in his ongoing assault case, which stems from his March arrest for an…ByStephanie HollandPublishedJune 20, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalAttorney’s Racist Posts Were a Black Man's Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free CardA Massachusetts court vacated the sex trafficking convictions against a Black Muslim man after finding his…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 19, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalHere’s What’s Going Down at Donald Trump’s ArraignmentThe former President will be arraigned on Tuesday in Miami on federal charges related to withholding classified…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 13, 2023
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NewsLegalNewsLegalA Lawyer Arrested for Recording the CopsA Mississippi civil rights lawyer suing a police department for misconduct was arrested after filming a traffic stop.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 12, 2023
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NewsLegalNewsLegalMore Bad News For “Central Park Karen”Amy Cooper, who called 911 on a Black birdwatcher in Central Park, lost her appeal in suing her employer who fired…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 11, 2023
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