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Gov. Ron DeSantis has claimed victory now that a federal trial court has upheld his demolition of a Black-controlled Congressional District in North Florida, but the price includes a withering denunciation: That he was willing to cut Black voting strength to put more Republicans in office. A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for […]

JACKSON, Miss. — Two former Mississippi deputies wept in court Wednesday as a federal judge sentenced them to years in prison and condemned their cruelty for breaking into a home with four other white officers and torturing two Black men. U.S. District Judge Tom Lee sentenced Christian Dedmon, 29, to 40 years in prison and […]

Tuesday marked a historic moment in women’s history in the U.S. Senate, as they confirmed the 100th Black woman to the federal bench, securing a lifetime judicial appointment. The chamber confirmed Melissa R. DuBose as Rhode Island’s first woman of color and first openly LGBTQ+ judge on the U.S. District Court in the state. According to the […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday joined a brief by 18 other Democratic state attorneys general urging the Colorado Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling against Masterpiece Cakeshop for anti-trans discrimination. A customer, Autumn Scardina, sued the business over claims that it refused to provide her a cake upon learning that […]

A U.S. District Court judge has adopted a new Washington legislative map to create a majority-Latino voting district in the Yakima area. The map was chosen three years after the state’s once-a-decade political redistricting process began, but in time for the 2024 election.  The decision was left to Judge Robert Lasnik after the state, and […]

By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York 14 March 2024 Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty in all of the criminal cases against him A Florida judge has rejected a motion from former US President Donald Trump to dismiss a classified documents case against him.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate this week confirmed Rhode Island’s first Black and first openly LGBTQ judge to the federal judiciary. In a 51-47 vote, the Senate approved Rhode Island District Court Associate Judge Melissa DuBose’s lifetime appointment to the state’s federal district court, marking the 100th confirmation of a Black woman nominated by President […]

Tuesday marked a historic moment in women’s history in the U.S. Senate, as they confirmed the 100th Black woman to the federal bench, securing a lifetime judicial appointment. The chamber confirmed Melissa R. DuBose as Rhode Island’s first woman of color and first openly LGBTQ+ judge on the U.S. District Court in the state. According to the […]

Tuesday marked a historic moment in women’s history in the U.S. Senate, as they confirmed the 100th Black woman to the federal bench, securing a lifetime judicial appointment. The chamber confirmed Melissa R. DuBose as Rhode Island’s first woman of color and first openly LGBTQ+ judge on the U.S. District Court in the state. According to the […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Rhode Island’s first Black and first openly LGBTQ judge to the federal judiciary. In a 51-47 vote, the Senate approved Rhode Island District Court Associate Judge Melissa DuBose’s lifetime appointment to the state’s federal district court, marking the 100th confirmation of a Black woman nominated by President […]


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