A Louisiana trial court yesterday granted class-action status to a lawsuit that challenges the state’s broken public defense system, creating a path for system-wide reforms for people in need of appointed counsel. The case, Allen et. al. v. Bel Edwards et. al, is set to go to trial in January.
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Each year, on Aug. 23, the United Nations hosts an International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition to remind the world of the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade.
The National Academy of Engineering has 83 new members this year, including a rare three African Americans who are scheduled to be inducted in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 30.
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Bill Cosby isn’t giving up his fight to clear his name and, while the comedian awaits his Sept. 24, 2018 sentencing on aggravated indecent assault charges, supporters have launched an online petition seeking 1,000 signatures to help spur an investigation into Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Judge Steven O’Neill.
In court filings, lawyers reported that 565 children, including 24 who are younger than five, remain in government-contracted shelters, separated from their parents. To put this in perspective, that’s only 7 less than the number reported two weeks ago.
South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn says that Democrats that wants to win in November must advertise in the Black Press
Wesley Bell’s stunning defeat of seven-term St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch in Tuesday’s Democratic contest all but assures Bell of victory in November. The Republicans have not put up a candidate.
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