News Archives

Rejecting black jurors denies defendants a fair trial (News & Observer, September 30, 2017)

As Jeff Sessions Guts Federal Oversight of Policing, It Opens the Door for Long-Needed Local Oversight (ACLU, September 28, 2017)

A great system of justice – for some (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 27, 2017)

Fewer Youths Incarcerated, But Gap Between Blacks and Whites Worsens (NPR, September 27, 2017)

U.S. Supreme Court grants stay of execution to Georgia killer (AJC, September 26, 2017)

Pitt County will not pursue confederate monument changes (WNCT 9, September 26, 2017)

If Rahman Bethea needs $800 to avoid a trial, Observer readers say, “Let us pay it!’ (Charlotte Observer, September 22, 2017)

Yes, rich people have a better chance of getting off in court, public defender says (Charlotte Observer, September 21, 2017)

Black Girls Are 7 Time More Likely to be Suspended Than White Girls: Report (HuffPost, September 11, 2017)

Without prosecutors in the lead, true criminal justice reform won’t happen (Lexington Herald Leader, September 8, 2017)