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More than six decades after a pregnant civil rights activist was brutally beaten by police officers in southwest Georgia, newly released Justice Department records are reopening scrutiny of one of the most disturbing — and legally unresolved — cases of law enforcement violence in the Jim Crow era. The records, released by the Civil Rights…
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that Google and its subsidiary YouTube are facilitating — and profiting from — an international misinformation operation that uses artificial intelligence to defame Black public figures and mislead the public. In a statement and accompanying press remarks, Crump…
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Members of the U.S. Congress will begin reviewing unredacted Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein next week, marking a significant escalation in an ongoing legal and political dispute over transparency, statutory compliance, and executive privilege. According to two sources familiar with the Department of Justice’s plans, lawmakers will be allowed to review the materials…
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The decision by The Washington Post to lay off roughly one-third of its workforce has escalated beyond an internal business matter, raising serious legal questions about labor law compliance, newsroom protections, and the governance obligations of owners of major democratic institutions. The cuts — estimated at approximately 300 journalists and staff — represent one of…
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The release of newly unsealed Jeffrey Epstein–related files has set off a fast-moving, multinational chain of legal and institutional responses, as prosecutors, governments, media organizations and law firms take action against individuals named or linked in the documents. What is emerging is a widening chronology of accountability efforts that now spans several jurisdictions and legal…
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Long before Brown v. Board of Education dismantled legal segregation in American public schools, Black lawyers were already fighting — and losing — in courtrooms across the United States. Those losses were not failures of vision or competence. They were deliberate steps in a long legal campaign that used the judiciary itself to expose the…
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Poland has announced a formal investigation into possible connections between the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence services, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday — a development with notable implications for international legal and security communities monitoring the recently released Epstein documents. According to ABC News reporting, the probe will…
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A new online database created by an international team of academics is drawing attention in legal and policy circles for systematically tracking what it describes as authoritarian actions taken by President Donald Trump since the start of his second term in January 2025. The platform, known as the Trump Action Tracker, is run by British…
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In the quaint village of Lintz, nestled in the rolling hills of County Durham, England, a timeless summer ritual unfolded for over seven decades: the gentle thwack of willow on leather, the cheers of young players, and the watchful eyes of elders under the sun. This was the Lintz Cricket Club, a beloved community heartbeat…
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s effort to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants living in the United States — but the legal and policy battle is far from over. Why the Block Matters On February 2 2026, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a ruling halting…
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