Ketanji Brown Jackson, a former public defender and Miami native who rose to become a judge on a powerful federal appeals court, will make history […]
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R&B singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors, following his conviction last year on federal racketeering and […]
Continue readingVideos show the fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya during traffic stop
Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday released several videos of an officer's encounter with Patrick Lyoya earlier this month, including two that show the […]
Continue readingBiden is ‘committed to nominating’ a Black woman for SCOTUS | USA TODAY
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters that President Biden is committed to bringing diversity to the Supreme Court. RELATED: Under Senate rules that […]
Continue readingRetracing “Seven days of 1961” | USA TODAY
USA TODAY’s “Seven Days of 1961” retraces crucial moments that set in motion a new era of civil rights that continues to inform social justice […]
Continue readingFour Iranians Indicted For Plotting To Capture Brooklyn Journalist
A New York federal court has unsealed an indictment against four Iranians involving allegations in a kidnapping plot against a Brooklyn Journalist. NBC’s Pete Williams […]
Continue readingNew Poll Says Americans Want SCOTUS Justice Breyer To Retire | MTP Daily | MSNBC
A poll by progressive group, Demand Justice, says 52% of Americans want Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire this year. » Subscribe to MSNBC: MSNBC […]
Continue reading“There’s Two Justice Systems in America,” Says Andrew Brown, Jr. Family Attorney Ben Crump | MSNBC
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump joins Lindsey Reiser and Kendis Gibson on MSNBC Weekends to talk about the officers involved in the Andrew Brown, Jr. […]
Continue readingWhy Is America’s Justice System So Unfair? | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
The new guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd is renewing calls to pass a criminal justice reform bill named after him. MSNBC's Chief […]
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