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Crime, Law and Justice

Parent company of Kay Jewelers accused of wage discrimination against women

Parent company of Kay Jewelers accused of wage discrimination against women

Some 69,000 employees are covered by a class-action lawsuit against the company. Hundreds of women have given newly released firsthand accounts of enduring unwanted sexual advances by male superiors.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Lawsuit brings fresh scrutiny to Milwaukee's troubles with race and policing

Lawsuit brings fresh scrutiny to Milwaukee's troubles with race and policing

The ACLU says the city police's stop-and-frisk policy unconstitutionally targets blacks and Latinos -- another example of the fraught relationship between law enforcement and people of color there.
by Gene Demby

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Stand your ground laws complicate matters for black gun owners

Stand your ground laws complicate matters for black gun owners

"When you look at the way that, African American men are treated when they're armed, already the deck is stacked against people who are judged or perceived to be a threat," said historian Caroline Light.
by Karen Grigsby Bates

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Flight attendant charged in fake bomb threat signs plea deal

Justin Cox-Sever, 23, of Tempe, Arizona, is accused of making threats on a July 2015 flight from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Chicago, and on a September 2015 flight from Minneapolis to Dickinson, North Dakota.
by Associated Press

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Officer in Castile shooting death pleads not guilty; trial date set

Officer in Castile shooting death pleads not guilty; trial date set

St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez faces a second-degree manslaughter charge and two felony weapons charges in the fatal shooting of African-American driver Philando Castile in July.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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