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The Jefferson County Circuit Court in Kentucky released the recordings of the Grand Jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case on Friday. Lousiville police officers killed Taylor in a raid on her apartment in March. Last week Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that the Grand Jury had indicted only one of the officers involved [...]

The wanton endangerment charges did not do justice for your murder. We all know that and, from beyond the grave, we know you and all the ancestors know that. Your death is considered by the state to be unworthy of state interest. This endemic dysfunctionalism is evidenced by both federal and state failure to respond [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday that more than 300 have been arrested and are facing federal charges in connection with the racial justice protests that have sprung up across the US since May. The protests began in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minnesota. [...]

Kentucky’s attorney general announced on Wednesday that a grand jury returned an indictment against only one of the three officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor earlier this year, not for her killing but on charges of wanton endangerment. Breonna Taylor was asleep in her apartment with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, in the early [...]

As recently reported, with the reopening of the New York Stock Exchanges, persons on the floor are required to sign what is called a COVID-19 waiver. The text of such a waiver is unclear but its effect pernicious. For a person who has a contract already, the waiver amounts to a modification of the contract.  [...]

As we watch the revival of the first wave and anticipate an inevitable second wave, the intentionally inept federal, uneven and dangerous state and local, and self-interested business response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a horrifying experience. As the reality of the situation unfolds, the breach of public trust is breathtaking. The clear indifference of [...]

Interpreting the word games at play in workplace safety guidelines, President Trump’s recent executive order on the food supply chain, and company motives is something like unpacking a Russian doll. The name of these Russian nesting dolls is Matryoshka or Babushka. Babushka means grandmother or old woman. This name is ironic because a lot of [...]

Baltimore City Police Lieutenant Brian Rice on Monday was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in connection with Freddie Gray's arrest and death on April 12, 2015. Rice was the highest-ranking of...

Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson, Jr. was acquitted Thursday of all charges in relation to the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. The case was presided over by Baltimore Circuit Associate Judge Barry Williams, who stated that...

A Baltimore judge on Monday acquitted police officer Edward Nero on all counts for his role in the death of Freddie Gray. The verdict followed a five-day bench trial in which Nero faced charges of second-degree assault,...