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Jordan Davis’ Parents: ‘God Is The Ultimate Justice’

The parents of the teen victim in the “loud music trial” discuss the verdict. ABC Entertainment News|ABC Business News

Juror In ‘Loud Music’ Trial Wanted Murder Conviction

Source: Seni Tienabeso / ABC News A juror in the controversial Florida “loud music” trial says there was no chance from the start of a murder conviction in the shooting of an unarmed teen at a gas station because several jurors were convinced Michael Dunn acted in self-defense. Juror #4 – who asked to be [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Binge Watching Is Lame And Lonely

by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-chief RolandMartinReports.com Host and Managing Editor of NewsOne Now When my brother, Reginald, turned 16, he was filled with excitement and anticipation. He was now legal to get a driver’s permit that would allow him to drive our family car. When he went to my dad with the news, the joy [...]

36 Hours On The Fake Campaign Trail With Donald Trump

Source: McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed Donald Trump is sitting in the passenger seat of a black SUV packed with four well-dressed yes-men — and me — as we wind through the snowy roads of Manchester, New Hampshire on a quiet Tuesday morning in January. He has just finished a series of speeches and interviews at [...]

Verdict Reached in Florida Loud Music Trial

A Fla. man was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers after an argument over what he called their “thug music,” but jurors couldn’t agree on the most serious charge of first-degree murder. (Feb. 15)

Michael Dunn Faces 60 Years For Shooting At Teens

Source: Rick Neale / USA Today JACKSONVILLE — Michael David Dunn faces at least 60 years inside a prison cell for firing 10 bullets toward a group of teenagers in a sport-utility vehicle during an escalating argument over booming rap music in a gasoline station parking lot. But they deadlocked on whether Dunn murdered Jordan [...]

Michael Dunn Convicted On 4 Of 5 Charges In Loud-Music Murder Case

Source: Michael Muskal / Los Angeles Times A jury has found Michael Dunn, the Florida man accused of shooting an unarmed teenager to death during a dispute over loud music, guilty of four charges, but the jury was unable to reach a decision on the top count, first-degree murder. Dunn, who is white, fired 10 shots [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Black Caucus, Civil Rights Leaders Right To Oppose Obama’s Judicial Nominee On Principle

by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-chief RolandMartinReports.com Host and Managing Editor of TV One’s NewsOne Now Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, along with all civil rights organizations, have been in a tremendous quandary since the election of President Barack Obama: How do you oppose something advocated by the nation’s first black president and not get [...]

Darren Sharper 7 Alleged Rapes: Read LAPD Narrative Of Cases In Four States

Source:  Naomi Martin / The Times-Picayune Former Saints star Darren Sharper is accused of committing seven rapes and 11 acts of drugging someone in four states, according to a Friday court filing by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors in the court filing asked the judge to raise Sharper’s bond to $10 million due to the public safety risk [...]

Shame On Ray Nagin For Putting His Family Through This: Jarvis DeBerry

by Jarvis DeBerry The Times-Picayune Moments before the opening arguments in the trial of New Orleans police accused of the post-Katrina killing of unarmed pedestrians on Danziger Bridge, one of the defendants looked over his shoulder and made eye contact with his family. Prosecutors were looking to separate that man and his co-defendants from their families [...]