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Law firm partner watched lynching videos, bragged about playing a Confederate in Civil War reenactments in front of Black office manager: Lawsuit

Elura NanosApr 4th
‘I’m totally screwed’: Law professor who was disciplined for saying Black students never do well rails against ‘woke catechism’

Elura NanosMar 11th
Clarence Thomas hires ‘I hate Black people’ lawyer who was investigated over racist texts

Elura NanosFeb 26th
‘He is Native American’: Family sues Deadspin for claiming their son wore blackface and headdress to Chiefs game to espouse ‘racism and hate’

Jerry LambeFeb 7th
White supremacist gang members sentenced in death of 14-year-old girl who was trying to defend her home

Alberto LuperonDec 6th
Misconduct allegations shut down against federal judges who hired clerk with alleged history of racist texts

Elura NanosNov 2nd
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ comparison falls flat as Black man is convicted of white woman’s cold case murder

Colin KalmbacherNov 1st
Racist slurs and graffiti — even on ‘vehicles rolling off the production lines’ — were ‘casual and normal’ at Tesla: Lawsuit

Elura NanosSep 29th
‘You may not like it, but it is very just’: Black attorney says he was arrested, shackled, and forced to settle a lawsuit by judge who lacked jurisdiction – or remain under arrest

Colin KalmbacherSep 4th
Muralist who depicted enslaved people as ‘cartoonish, almost animalistic’ loses lawsuit

Elura NanosAug 21st
‘You’re being racist, and that’s the truth’: Tyrese Gibson sues Home Depot after cashier allegedly refuses to approve his purchase

Marisa SarnoffAug 11th
Black musician sues white supremacist group for ‘coordinated, brutal, and racially motivated attack’ that left him injured, traumatized

Brandi BuchmanAug 10th
White judge’s comment that Black defendant ‘looks like a criminal’ leads to appeals court tossing drug conviction and sentence

Marisa SarnoffAug 4th
Woman who rose to infamy after threatening Black bird-watcher in Central Park loses lawsuit against former employer

Marisa SarnoffJun 12th
Disgraced law partners who bragged about dedication to ‘culture’ resign after emails reveal years of racist, sexist, anti-LGBTQ, and antisemitic exchanges

Elura NanosJun 7th
‘They got more rights than we got’: County officials allegedly recorded making racist rants, comparing fire victim to ‘barbecue’

Marisa SarnoffApr 18th