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Federal Appeals Court: Angola 3 Inmate Albert Woodfox…

A federal appeals court on Monday said Louisiana could continue plans to try Angola 3 member Alfred Woodfox for a…
04.17.21
Charleston Shooting Should Force America To Address Its Racist Past And Present

Judge Delays Trial For Accused Charleston Church Shooter…

A judge has delayed the trial of Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old accused of killing nine Black members of Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME…
10.01.15
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Baltimore Judge: Officer William Porter Will Be Tried…

UPDATED: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 5:00 PM ET According to the Associated Press, Judge Barry Williams announced Tuesday that Officer…
04.17.21
Freddie Gray

Trials For 6 Officers In Freddie Gray Case…

UPDATE: Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:10 AM EST: A judge has ruled that trials for the six officers involved in…
09.10.15
Courtroom

“He Kept Trying To Get My Gun:” Police…

Randall Kerrick, the police officer charged with killing Jonathan Ferrell, said he thought he was going to die during the…
08.14.15
Suge Knight

Judge Refuses To Dismiss Suge Knight’s Murder Case,…

A judge has denied Suge Knight’s request to dismiss his fatal hit-and-run case after the key witness refused to identify him,…
07.08.15
Prison

Black Man Arrested As Teen Has Already Spent…

Arrested at 17, Carlos Montero has been in Riker’s Island for 7 years without being convicted http://t.co/aMP8eaWNs0 via @dailykos —…
06.16.15
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Medical Examiner Rules Eric Garner’s Death A Homicide

A New York medical examiner has concluded what many suspected after watching video of Eric Garner’s fatal police encounter: The Staten Island…
04.17.21
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Discussing the Renisha McBride Trial

The trial of the man charged with fatally shooting Renisha McBride began this week. Theodore Wafer‘s lawyer has tried entering evidence…
07.24.14
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‘NewsOne Now’ Legal Panel Breaks Down Dunn Verdict

Saturday, a Florida jury  found Michael Dunn guilty of three counts of attempted murder and another count stemming from his shooting…
04.17.21
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Jordan Davis Family Lawyer on the Possibility of…

John Philips, the lawyer for the family of Jordan Davis, joined Roland Martin Friday to discuss the trial of Michael…
04.02.14
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Ray Nagin Convicted, 10 Other Black Politicians Caught…

As NewsOne previously reported, former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was convicted on corruption charges Wednesday. A federal jury decided that he was, indeed, guilty…
04.17.21
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Dunn Trial Recap: What You Need To Know

Just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, closing arguments wrapped up in the trial of Michael Dunn for the murder of Jordan…
04.17.21
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Dunn Takes Stand For Davis Killing, Twitter Reacts

Michael Dunn, the Florida man on trial for killing unarmed teen Jordan Davis during an argument over loud music, took…
04.17.21
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Buju Banton Case Winds Up In Mistrial After…

TAMPA, Fla. A Florida judge declared a mistrial Monday in the drug case against four-time Grammy winning reggae singer Buju…
06.19.19
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Buju Banton Trial Won’t Get Verdict Till Monday

Despite reports that Buju Banton was found not guilty, the jury is still deliberating and will re-convene on Monday according…
04.17.21
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Buju Banton Says He Lied About Cocaine Deals…

Buju Banton took the stand yesterday for his drug trial. Carribean360 is reporting that he claimed all of the cocaine…
06.19.19
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Oakland Braces For Oscar Grant Murder Verdict
04.17.21
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Creator Of "Stop Snitching" DVD Sentenced To 20…

From The Baltimore Sun The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today the sentencings of two gang members, including the infamous…
04.17.21
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No Black Jurors Selected For Oscar Grant Murder…
06.19.19