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Even though a Black Baton Rouge judge convicted three Black protesters who blocked a Louisiana highway in a protest following Alton Sterling‘s death, she opted for a six-month probation and community service instead of jail time. State District Judge Bonnie Jackson found Krystal Sonia, Deon Fountain and Kiara Jones guilty...
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Harvey Weinstein on Monday lost an effort to get a federal appeals court to quickly decide whether sex trafficking claims can legally be brought against him. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan rejected the request by the disgraced movie mogul to immediately go to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of...
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Chaos erupted in the courtroom as Judge Patrick Dinkelacker executed the jail sentence Monday for former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter. Hunter was sentenced to six months minus one day in the Hamilton County Justice Center. She was also given one year of community control. Last...
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A jurist who became the first African American to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court plans to step down after serving three decades on the high court. The court said in a news release Friday that Justice Robert Benham has announced he’ll leave the court next year rather than...
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A day after Judge Glenn Devlin of Houston lost his reelection bid, he released nearly all of the juvenile defendants who appeared before him, as long as they answered no when he asked if they planned to kill anyone. Devlin, one of the 59 Republican jurists in Harris County...
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WELL COME ON THEN, HOUSTON! #Roommates, back in September we introduced you to 19 qualified queens who were running for judge in Harris County, Texas. The midterm elections took place last night and we are happy to report that all 19 women made history together last night by winning...
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Authorities say a Social Security judge shot and killed himself after an hours-long standoff with police at a home southwest of Miami. Police say Timothy Maher, a disability judge at a downtown Miami Social Security Administration office, held three hostages for about 10 hours Friday inside the home. Investigators...
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– A judge ordered a convicted robber’s mouth taped shut during his sentencing in Cleveland court Tuesday. During the sentencing for 32-year-old Franklyn Williams, convicted for three armed robberies, Judge John Russo ordered him to be silent multiple times. Video shot inside the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court shows Williams apparently...
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Special counsel Robert Mueller was working within his authority when he brought charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, a federal judge in Washington ruled Tuesday. The decision was a setback for Paul Manafort in his defense against charges of money-laundering conspiracy, false statements and acting as an...
Even though a Black Baton Rouge judge convicted three Black protesters who blocked a Louisiana highway in a protest following Alton Sterling‘s death, she opted for a six-month probation and community service instead of jail time. State District Judge Bonnie Jackson found Krystal Sonia, Deon Fountain and Kiara Jones guilty...
Harvey Weinstein on Monday lost an effort to get a federal appeals court to quickly decide whether sex trafficking claims can legally be brought against him. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan rejected the request by the disgraced movie mogul to immediately go to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of...
Chaos erupted in the courtroom as Judge Patrick Dinkelacker executed the jail sentence Monday for former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter. Hunter was sentenced to six months minus one day in the Hamilton County Justice Center. She was also given one year of community control. Last...
A jurist who became the first African American to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court plans to step down after serving three decades on the high court. The court said in a news release Friday that Justice Robert Benham has announced he’ll leave the court next year rather than...
A day after Judge Glenn Devlin of Houston lost his reelection bid, he released nearly all of the juvenile defendants who appeared before him, as long as they answered no when he asked if they planned to kill anyone. Devlin, one of the 59 Republican jurists in Harris County...
WELL COME ON THEN, HOUSTON! #Roommates, back in September we introduced you to 19 qualified queens who were running for judge in Harris County, Texas. The midterm elections took place last night and we are happy to report that all 19 women made history together last night by winning...
Authorities say a Social Security judge shot and killed himself after an hours-long standoff with police at a home southwest of Miami. Police say Timothy Maher, a disability judge at a downtown Miami Social Security Administration office, held three hostages for about 10 hours Friday inside the home. Investigators...
– A judge ordered a convicted robber’s mouth taped shut during his sentencing in Cleveland court Tuesday. During the sentencing for 32-year-old Franklyn Williams, convicted for three armed robberies, Judge John Russo ordered him to be silent multiple times. Video shot inside the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court shows Williams apparently...
Special counsel Robert Mueller was working within his authority when he brought charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, a federal judge in Washington ruled Tuesday. The decision was a setback for Paul Manafort in his defense against charges of money-laundering conspiracy, false statements and acting as an...