George Nyavor
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Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, currently serving a one-year home detention sentence following her convictions for mortgage fraud and perjury, is facing new legal scrutiny after attending a barbecue held in her honor. The event, which took place over the weekend in Clarksville, Maryland, has raised concerns about whether Mosby violated the terms…
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In a significant escalation of the ongoing political and legal battle surrounding former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), has issued a subpoena to Authentic Campaigns, a progressive campaign firm. The move comes as part of the Republican-led Committee’s investigation into what it describes as potential…
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In a significant legal development, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has stayed a lower court ruling, allowing Florida to enforce its controversial laws that ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors and impose restrictions on transgender healthcare for adults. The decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing legal battle over the…
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A Black Trump supporter, Carl Baxter, has filed a lawsuit against the conservative organization Americans for Prosperity (AFP) for alleged racial discrimination, including being called an enslaved person, and for withholding wages during his brief employment. Baxter claims that AFP, a right-wing group founded by conservative businessmen Charles and David Koch, subjected him to discriminatory…
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Linda Mathis, wife of renowned TV judge Greg Mathis, has officially filed for divorce after nearly four decades of marriage. The couple, who separated on July 17, cited irreconcilable differences as the basis for their split. Having married in June 1985, shortly after both graduated from Eastern Michigan University, Linda and Greg Mathis raised four…
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On this day in history, August 28, 1963, civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington. Speaking before a crowd of approximately 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., King called for an end to racial injustice and articulated…
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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed an executive order requiring state executive agencies to include a disclaimer on voter registration forms, explicitly stating that noncitizens are prohibited from registering to vote and participating in elections. The order was signed on Monday and aims to reinforce the limitations on voting rights as established by both federal…
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South Carolina has scheduled its first execution in more than 13 years for September 20, marking a significant legal and procedural milestone in the state’s capital punishment system. Freddie Eugene Owens, convicted for the 1997 murder of a store clerk in Greenville, is set to be executed after years of delays related to lethal injection…
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In a closely watched case, the first criminal trial connected to the Sununu Youth Services Center abuse scandal began Monday in New Hampshire. Former youth counselor Victor Malavet, 62, stands accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while she was detained at the state-run Youth Detention Services Unit (YDSU) in Concord in 2001. The trial…
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President Joe Biden’s immigration reform efforts took another hit this week after a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked a key program aimed at providing undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens a pathway to legal residency. The decision by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker marks the latest legal setback for the Biden administration as…
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