Hearing may settle use-of-force experts at Rittenhouse trial

R&I – FS A judge may decide at a hearing Monday whether use-of-force experts can testify…

LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to get a psych exam before her lawsuit goes to trial

R&I – TxPAT*** Los Angeles County is demanding that a judge force Vanessa Bryant and others…

The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of officers accused of excessive force

R&I – TxPAT *** The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of police officers in…

Ahmaud Arbery murder case may evoke Georgia’s history on race: Experts

R&I – FS In a state that didn’t have a hate-crime law until this year and…

Federal court set to rule on eviction moratorium this week

R&I – FS A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of…

Ohio Court Sentences Black Woman to 18 Months in Prison the Day After Giving White Woman Probation for Same Crime

R&I~Smit While the above headline may seem incendiary, it is important not to draw false equivalencies…

Supreme Court case could change the nature of college sports

R&I – FS WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court case being argued this week amid March Madness…

Judge rejects request to increase Kyle Rittenhouse’s bond and issue arrest warrant

R&I – TxPAT ***  A Wisconsin judge on Thursday denied a request to increase Kyle Rittenhouse’s…

Parents sue Louisiana school district after 4th grader suspended for BB gun during virtual class at home

R&I~Smittah The parents of a Louisiana fourth grader suspended over a BB gun in his bedroom visible during…

$500G ’rock, paper, scissors’ bet ruled invalid: Quebec court

MONTREAL — A $500,000 debt incurred from three games of “rock, paper, scissors” is invalid, the…

Judge rejects woman’s “stand your ground” defense for fatally shooting man she says raped her

Scottsboro, Alabama — An Alabama judge denied a request to dismiss murder charges against a woman who…