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Grammy-winning music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the second time as he awaits sentencing on federal prostitution-related charges, with a federal judge ruling that the 55-year-old remains a flight ris and that his legal team has failed to meet the burden for his release. In a sharply worded opinion issued Monday,…
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A Black lesbian couple is calling for accountability and federal hate crime charges after a violent encounter in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, escalated into an alleged racially motivated attack involving firearms, threats, and a car crash that left one victim with serious injuries. Amylah Majors, 25, and her wife, Jamaria Gaskins, 24, say they were physically…
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A high-profile defamation case filed by President Donald J. Trump against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal has taken a new legal turn as Judge Darrin P. Gayles, the first openly gay Black man appointed to the federal bench, has been assigned to preside over the matter in the Southern District of…
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Immigration attorney LaToya McBean-Pompy, Esq., founder of McBean Immigration Law, is urging asylum seekers to be strategic about marriage and green card eligibility as USCIS accelerates its processing of asylum cases filed between 2015 and 2017. In a candid Instagram video (@mcbeanimmigrationlaw), McBean-Pompy addressed a frequently asked question: Should you wait for a decision on…
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In a decision with far-reaching implications for voting rights and racial representation, the Florida Supreme Court has upheld Governor Ron DeSantis’ controversial congressional redistricting plan, which eliminates a Black-majority district in North Florida. The court’s ruling, released recently, found that the map does not violate the equal protection clause of the Florida Constitution, despite dismantling…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a detailed plan outlining how it would enforce a Trump-era executive order aimed at ending automatic birthright citizenship for certain children born in the United States—if the policy is permitted to take effect. At the heart of the proposed change is how the government would…
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In the early decades of the 20th century, American immigration law underwent a fundamental transformation. At the heart of this shift was the integration of eugenic ideology into legislative policymaking—a movement that redefined legal standards for entry into the United States and reinforced deep-rooted racial and ethnic hierarchies. This long-form article explores the evolution of…
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While most Americans commemorate July 4th as Independence Day, marking the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, it was August 2, 1776, that truly sealed the birth of the nation in ink. On this date, 56 delegates of the Second Continental Congress began formally signing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia’s…
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Brown University has finalized a high-profile settlement with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, resolving a trio of federal investigations into allegations of antisemitism and discriminatory admissions practices at the Ivy League institution. Announced Wednesday, the agreement restores access to more than $510 million in previously frozen federal grants, following months of scrutiny by…
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Cobb County Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor has been indicted by a grand jury on two felony counts of destroying public records and two counts of violating her oath of office, after allegedly ordering a court employee to destroy records tied to passport application fees she personally retained. The July 31 indictment comes after an…
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