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Attorney Zulu Ali, founder and principal of the Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP, the largest Black-owned law firm in California’s Inland Empire, won a landmark decision establishing the standard to present claims under the United Nations Convention Against Torture, which he argued before the United States Court of Appeals on behalf of his […]
BOISE – Catherine Skidmore, 56, of Meridian, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for a wire fraud and money laundering scheme in which she embezzled from the Black Canyon Irrigation District (BCID), announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit. In imposing the sentence, U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford also ordered Skidmore to pay restitution […]
DLNR/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Joint Release-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AGENCIES (STATE & FEDERAL) ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PROTECTING FOREST BIRDS FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES ON KAUA’I Posted on Oct 13, 2023 in Latest Department News, Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are one […]
The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America October 13, 2023, 7:30 PM ET • 4 […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Representative John Rogers is now on track for trial in a federal fraud case. Rogers was arraigned Thursday at the Hugo L. Black U.S. Courthouse. Rogers pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice and obstruction of justice by bribery. “Now we will go over discovery and look at pretrial motions,” explained […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee ranks among the top states for African American maternal mortality rates. Now, Tennessee State University (TSU) is using a multimillion dollar grant to explore the issue that’s disproportionately impacting Black women. TSU working with civil rights attorney in hopes of getting $2 billion in back pay According to state department […]
KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Federal judges on Thursday selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate. The new map sets the stage for potentially flipping one U.S. House of Representatives seat from Republican to Democratic […]
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges on Oct. 5 selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate. The new map sets the stage for potentially flipping one U.S. House of Representatives seat […]
A grant program for businesses run by Black women was temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court in a case epitomizing the escalating battle over corporate diversity policies. The 2-1 decision by the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily prevents the Fearless Fund from running the Strivers Grant Contest, which awards $20,000 to […]
Oct 02, 2023 10:15 AM ET Legal Newswire POWERED BY LAW.COM Attorney Zulu Ali, founder and principal of the Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP (https://zulualilaw.com/), the largest Black-owned law firm in California’s Inland Empire, wins a landmark decision establishing the standard to present claims under the . . .