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Court Tosses Black Man's Murder Conviction Over Racial Bias

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the murder conviction and death sentence of a black man in Mississippi because of a prosecutor's efforts to keep African Americans off the jury. The defendant already has been tried six times and now could face a seventh trial. The removal...

Judge: Key Harvey Weinstein Hearing to Be Held in Secret

NEW YORK — An important pretrial hearing in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case played out in secret after a judge ruled Friday that the movie mogul's right to a fair trial outweighed news organizations' arguments for keeping the courtroom open. Both the prosecution and defense asked that the hearing be...

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