Tag: law
Justice Dept. Curtails Agents’ Use of ‘No-Knock’ Warrants
By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
The Justice Department said Tuesday it is curtailing federal agents’ use of “no-knock” warrants — which allow law enforcement agents...
Former State Official Charges State Treasurer With Sexual Harassment
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media
Five months after Judith Blackwell was replaced as the head of two California state committees that oversee affordable...
Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs Repeal of 1863 Citizen’s Arrest Law
By JEFF AMY
ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of a Black man pursued and killed by white men who said they suspected him of a...
First Black Supreme Court Justice in Colorado Dies at 72
Gregory Kellam Scott, the only Black justice to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court, died unexpectedly at his home in Indiana. He was 72....
New California Laws Slice Drug Costs, Force Insurers to Cover Substance Abuse Disorders
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media
Two new California laws that took effect Jan. 1 aim to make access to quality health care more equitable...
