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…
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…
Reports confirm that after Trevor Noah’s joke at the 2026 Grammy Awards referencing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, Trump publicly denied ever visiting Epstein’s private island and threatened to sue Noah for defamation on social media. This has prompted legal observers to weigh in on whether such a lawsuit could realistically succeed if filed. The…
Federal prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice appear to be distancing themselves from the circumstances surrounding the arrest of journalist Don Lemon, even as they continue to pursue criminal charges tied to a January protest at a Minnesota church. Lemon, a former CNN anchor turned independent reporter, was taken into federal custody in Los…
What began as a chance meeting during law school orientation at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has evolved into an extraordinary judicial legacy. Four former NCCU School of Law roommates — now all judges — are reflecting on a journey defined by professional excellence, mutual accountability, and the enduring impact of legal education at a…
The United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), marking a significant shift in global health governance and international legal relations. The decision, announced jointly by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of State, concludes a year-long withdrawal process initiated by President Donald…
The United States is set to gain control over designated areas of Greenland under a proposed security framework agreed this week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, raising complex legal questions about sovereignty, territorial jurisdiction, and international law. According to diplomatic sources cited by The Telegraph, the arrangement would allow parts…
A Henrico Circuit Court judge has found former neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman guilty on nine felony counts of child abuse stemming from injuries inflicted on newborn babies under her care at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital. Strotman, 27, was convicted Thursday, January 15, after entering no-contest pleas to all nine charges.…