justice
Mumia Abu Jamal granted new sentencing hearing
April 28, 2011An appeals court has granted Mumia Abu Jamal a new sentencing hearing in the death row political prisoner's ongoing legal battle. The decision represents the second time the appeals court has rendered such a judgment.
Read moreCop found not guilty in slaying of African American youth
February 16, 2011A grand jury ruled that the police killing of Danroy "D.J." Henry, Jr., the African American Pace University football player cops shot outside of a bar in suburban New York, was not a crime.
Read moreAnti-immigrant laws are problem, not solution, study shows
February 7, 2011A new study shows that "enforcement only" strategies are likely to cause large scale suffering and disruption rather than solve the undocumented immigration problem.
Read moreIndian workers on Gulf Coast fight modern day slavery
February 3, 2011Hundreds of workers from India who were forced into modern day slavery at Gulf Coast shipyards for more than a year after Hurricane Katrina are demanding that federal courts certify their lawsuit as a class action...
Read moreMilwaukee’s finest: the amazing story of John Gilman
January 28, 2011"Once we die, all that remains are the remembrances of what we've done while we were here..." It is because of this belief that John Gilman felt compelled to put into his own words his life...
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