Erica Ritz Article Reprint The Oakland City Council has agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a dozen Occupy Oakland protesters who said they were the victims of excessive
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In China, Visit Granny or You Might Get Sued
By: Adam Minter Article Reprint What are elderly parents to do when their children no longer bother to visit? In China, there’s a new answer: sue the kids. That’s what 77-year-old “Granny Chu,” of Wuxi,
Read moreDennis Rodman says he should be considered for Nobel Peace Prize
By Cindy Boren Article Reprint It’s been a busy year for Dennis Rodman, the former NBA bad-boy-turned-diplomat. He’s traveled to North Korea. He’s talked with Kim Jong Un and pronounced him a “friend for life.”
Read moreTexas Executes Black Woman Amid Racism and Anti-Death Penalty Protests
By Victor Trammell Article Reprint (June 26th) the state of Texas executed a woman who was on death row since 1998 for a conviction on charges of capital murder and aggravated robbery. Kimberly McCarthy, 52,
Read moreDaniel Taylor’s 20-year wrongful prison term
By: Sarah Schulte Article Reprint (CHICAGO) (WLS) — A Chicago man who spent 20 years in prison is freed after a new investigation reveals he had an alibi. Daniel Taylor was in police custody
Read moreCurtis Flowers: Mississippi’s Marked Man
In a shocking case of injustice, an African-American has been tried for the same murder six times, pursued by a crusading prosecutor. Paul Alexander on Mississippi’s marked man. by Paul Alexander Article Reprint As the
Read moreBloomberg: Police Stop Whites Too Much
thedailybeast.com Article Reprint Michael Bloomberg may need to work a little on his tact. The New York City mayor said during his weekly radio appearance on Friday that police “disproportionately stop whites too much and
Read moreTexas Woman Indicted, Allegedly Sent Poison Letter to Obama
By SHAHRIAR RAHMANZADEH Article Reprint Shannon Guess Richardson, a 35-year-old from Boston, Texas, was charged with three counts including making “threats against the President of the United States.”
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