Ethan Couch's lawyers argue Tarrant County Judge Wayne Salvant had no authority to sentence him to jail because the case was a civil matter, not a criminal one when it was transferred from the juvenile system.

Two incidents on opposite sides of the world show the outright hostility that some Black women face regarding their hair.

Plus, Donald Trump calls President Obama "the most ignorant president in history" and OITNB's Samira Wiley gets cast in Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale."

According to a lawyer for Bland's mother, Rafael Zuniga admitted under oath that while he wrote that he checked in on Bland before she died, he actually never did.

Police dash cam video released shows violent arrest of Black woman. Another officer tells her Black people are violent.

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Holder will help the company develop an anti-discrimination policy.

Two federal courts sided with voting rights advocates over Texas and Wisconsin voter ID laws. The rulings will permit residents in those states who don't have proper ID to vote in November.

In a 5-3 vote, the justices struck down an anti-abortion law that was responsible for shutting down dozens of clinics across the state of Texas.

The decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt means a lower court's decision to uphold the law has been reversed.

According to reports, the two girls were already shot by the time officers arrived.