Crime

The Minnesota Supreme Court's unanimous decision to overturn a conviction of a man who raped an unconscious woman has exposed a loophole in state law.

Announcing a “new progressive direction” on handling arrests and prosecutions, Mosby said the city would no longer spend limited resources on “low-level crimes” including drug possession and prostitution.

Georgia police forcibly arrested Democratic State Rep. Park Cannon for peacefully and nonviolently protesting the governor signing a new law increasing voting restrictions expected to disproportionately affect Black people. 

Two Black women accused of a racist attack against the Asian owner of a beauty shop in Houston claim they were the ones who were actually targeted and forced to defend themselves.

The topic of Black Lives Matter played a role in selecting the first juror in the murder trial Derek Chauvin, of a former police officer accused of killing George Floyd.

A Black man accused of attacking women on the subway in New York City was indicted for hate crimes because prosecutors say he specifically targeted "light-skinned women" with violence.

Amy Cooper, the woman dubbed "Central Park Karen' for weaponizing her whiteness by lying that a Black man was physically threatening her in New York City, has had all criminal charges against her dropped.

Fani Willis, Georgia's new Fulton County District Attorney, has nearly two decades of experience and is prepared to dig in for the long haul in holding Donald Trump accountable, just like New York AG Letitia James.

Adam Coy, the fired Columbus, Ohio police officer who shot and killed a Black man within seconds of seeing him last month had his bond set at a staggering $3 million.

A retired career military man who was equipped with plastic zip-tie restraints when he stormed the Capitol with the alleged intent "to take hostages" has been released from jail into the comfort of his own home.