Texas court leaves Crystal Mason’s acquittal intact in disputed voting case
Crystal Mason’s nearly decade-long legal battle over a provisional ballot has ended after Texas’ highest criminal court left her acquittal in place, closing a case that began with the 2016 presidential election. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday that it had improperly agreed to review the state’s challenge to Mason’s acquittal. In a […]
Chadwick Boseman estate dispute reveals family’s unanswered questions after his death
Newly revealed legal correspondence shows that Chadwick Boseman’s family raised questions about the actor’s medical treatment and an alleged opioid level in his system after his death in 2020. The letters, obtained by TMZ, were exchanged between attorneys representing Boseman’s parents and brothers and his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman. They emerged as a separate […]
NOT Collateral Damage: LSU Student Shares Rape Ordeal On TikTok
Source: Gus Stark/LSU / Getty Sexual assault on campus is as American as homecoming. It happens at PWIs like Columbia, at HBCUs, in the Big 10, and the small Ivies. And for just as long, schools have been burying it. Today, survivors are louder than ever about their assaults and about the institutions that failed […]
Tesla’s defense argued the N-word can be acceptable in some workplace contexts during California discrimination trial
A California discrimination trial against Tesla has taken another explosive turn after the company’s legal team argued in court that the N-word can be acceptable in certain circumstances, a defense that’s drawing renewed attention to allegations of systemic racism at the automaker’s Fremont factory. During opening statements, Tesla attorney Tyree Jones repeated the racial slur […]
Jay-Z accuser withdraws allegations, says she never met rapper named in lawsuit
Two years after a lawsuit named Jay-Z as a rapist, the woman behind it, Jane Doe, has told a federal court the allegations were never true. Rolling Stone obtained the 12-page declaration filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, in which the Jane Doe states under penalty of perjury that Shawn Carter never raped her, that […]
Nikole Hannah-Jones and her daughter to revisit the school choice debate in upcoming ‘This American Life’ conversation
Nearly a decade after Nikole Hannah-Jones first wrote about her decision to send her daughter to a predominantly Black, low-income public school in Brooklyn, she’s returning to that conversation with the one person whose voice the public hadn’t yet heard: her daughter. The upcoming episode of “This American Life,” titled “The Argument,” premieres Sept. 27 […]
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill calls for Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell’s resignation after ethics investigation
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill called on Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell to resign Thursday, giving him until Friday to step down after the release of a 61-page independent investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior and ethics violations. Caldwell’s attorney disputes the report’s conclusions and says investigators relied too heavily on an anonymous complainant’s account and […]
Quick Rant: The Price Of Streaming Is Going Up, And Our Pockets Are Tired [Op-Ed]
Source: NurPhoto / Getty In today’s episode of This Ain’t A Malcolm X Speech, But ‘Get Yo Hand Out Of My Pocket,’ the Walt Disney Company is raising prices for several of its subscription plans, including Disney+, Hulu, and certain bundle options, and, man — are our bank accounts not stressed out enough? From CBS […]
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questions Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has renewed her criticism of the court’s handling of emergency appeals, warning that the justices are intervening in cases before lower courts have had enough time to develop the facts and legal record. Speaking Thursday at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, […]
‘We finally get to be seen’: H.E.R. explains importance of ‘Forgotten Island’ movie
H.E.R. is sharing her excitement for the upcoming animated film “Forgotten Island.” Speaking in an interview with PEOPLE, the R&B singer explained the importance of the movie and her first voice-acting role. The family-friendly film also features the talents of Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, and more. “Forgotten Island” tells the story […]