Donald Trump’s history of corruption, double-dealing and fraud goes largely unnoticed by the media. The Washington Post published an outstanding piece on Monday entitled: “Trump’s history of corruption is mind-boggling. So why is Clinton supposedly the corrupt one?“. The article begins by discussing the recent controversy surrounding his $25,000 donation to a PAC backing Florida […]
Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle filed a motion this week blaming a child victim’s parents for her emotional distress. Lawyers for imprisoned Subway spokesman Jared Fogle filed court papers accusing the parents of a girl who was secretly filmed by his accomplice of being responsible for the girl’s emotional distress. NBC News reports that Fogle’s […]
The Baltimore City Police use of “stingray” cellphone technology has triggered a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the grounds that the technology interferes with 911 calls and is used in a way that discriminates against African-Americans. A coalition of civil rights groups including the Center for Media Justice, the Color of Change, […]
In a stunning conclusion and possibly the first of its kind for a television series, a convicted murderer has been given a second chance. A federal judge Friday overturned the murder and sexual assault convictions of Brendan Dassey, one of the men featured on the Netflix documentary series, “Making a Murderer.” In his 91-page opinion, […]
Another guilty rapist, another lenient judge. District Judge Patrick Butler sentenced 22-year-old former University of Colorado-Boulder student Austin James Wilkerson to no jail time after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a “helpless” intoxicated female student at a party after reassuring her friends he would take care of her. Wilkerson was sentenced to two […]