Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest during a protest against the Delaney Hall ICE detention center has ignited a firestorm of controversy across New Jersey political circles. The dramatic Friday confrontation occurred as Baraka demonstrated against the newly opened facility, resulting in his detention for allegedly trespassing on federal property despite his position as the city’s...
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‘I’m Appalled’: White Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted of Violently Assaulting Black Woman Was Facing Prison, Now New Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Wants to Erase Jury Verdict and Let Him Walk
The new top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is offering a controversial plea deal to Trevor Kirk, a former L.A. sheriff’s deputy convicted by a jury of felony use excessive force against a Black woman, allowing him to instead plead guilty to a misdemeanor. The unusual post-trial plea agreement, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, has...
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Why suspending habeas corpus alarms legal experts
That fundamental legal protection allowing detained people to challenge their imprisonment might be on the chopping block. In a development that has alarmed constitutional experts across the political spectrum, Trump administration officials have confirmed they’re “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, one of the oldest and most foundational legal rights in American jurisprudence. This extraordinary...
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‘This Is So Ridiculous and Insane!’: Trump Accused of ‘Rolling Out the Red Carpet’ for White South Africans Alleging Racism with Free Housing and Furniture; Critics Blame Elon Musk
While migrants from crisis-ridden countries like Venezuela, the Congo, and Afghanistan are being denied refuge or deported to brutal detention centers, Donald Trump and his administration are expected to welcome 54 white South African refugees with full resettlement benefits — despite no ongoing war or humanitarian crisis in their country. In Venezuela, crime is soaring,...
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Joe Biden said he would have won presidential campaign
Former President Joe Biden said he most certainly would have won the presidential election and that he was not surprised that Kamala Harris lost the race. During his hourlong visit to “The View,” Biden said that he capitulated to the demands of Democratic leaders, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after they heavily lobbied for him...
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‘Tell Us What Provoked Him’: Attorney for School Bus Driver Accused of Punching Students and Abandoning Some on the Street Says Video Evidence May Prove He Acted In Self-Defense
A school bus driver in St. Louis, Missouri, was charged after police say he pulled over, punched two students in the face, and then left all the children on his bus on the street. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 51-year-old Lamar Murray with two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a...
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‘This Was Not a Random Act’: California College Dean Shot Dead In ‘Targeted, Execution-Style’ Ambush by Former Security Guard After Disagreement; Bail Set at $5 Million
A former college campus security guard faces felony charges after fatally shooting a California university dean at her office last week. The shooting took place on May 2 at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Inglewood, California, where Dr. Cameisha Clark had recently been promoted to Dean of Student Affairs. Authorities say that 40-year-old...