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North Carolina Voter ID Trial Commences Amidst Dispute Over Discrimination Claims

May 6, 2024

The onset of a federal trial scheduled for Monday in Winston-Salem marks a pivotal moment in the legal battle surrounding North Carolina’s controversial photo voter identification law. The lawsuit, initiated more than five years ago by the state NAACP and various local chapters, challenges the constitutionality of the law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly…
Man Sentenced for Racially Motivated Attacks on Two Black Women

Apr 29, 2024

A Florida man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release for committing two federal hate crimes by attacking two Black women with a gun. Frederick Eugene Pierallini III, 27, pleaded guilty to these crimes on July 6, 2023. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil…
Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced To Prison For Beating, Pepper Spraying Restrained Inmate

Mar 30, 2024

A former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office deputy, Jeremy C. Mooney, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison and three years of supervised release for federal civil rights violations involving excessive force. Mooney, 49, was convicted by a federal jury in August 2023 of two counts of violating a victim’s constitutional rights by pepper…

North Carolina Voter ID Trial Commences Amidst Dispute Over Discrimination Claims