justice

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

1:38am February 19, 2025

Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's casket is wheeled out of Washington National Cathedral at the conclusion of her funeral.

Photos: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor honored as 'influential, iconic jurist'

10:13pm December 19, 2023

Supreme Court justices, members of Congress and other dignitaries gathered at Washington National Cathedral to pay their final respects to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

Politics & Government

Report on Justice Thomas' trips renews calls for a Supreme Court code of ethics

6:43pm April 06, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

A ProPublica investigation found the justice accepted luxury trips from a major GOP donor. The story is renewing the Democrat push for a code of ethics for justices of the Supreme Court.

Education

Forsyth County School Justice Partnership aims to reduce juvenile court involvement

4:30pm August 04, 2022

by Amy Diaz

An initiative known as the Forsyth County School Justice Partnership is working to prevent students from entering the juvenile justice system.

Education

Local teenagers develop ideas to cultivate a sense of belonging in their schools

8:13am July 07, 2022

by Amy Diaz

A group of about 20 teenagers from different schools and different backgrounds gathered in a circle for the last day of the Peacebuilders &

Race

A Year After Floyd's Death, Winston-Salem Activists, Police Examine What's Changed

4:07pm May 27, 2021

by David Ford

It's been one year since the murder of George Floyd and a time when protests erupted around the world, including right here in the Triad.

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Race

Young Activists Lead Sixth Night of Winston-Salem Protest Marches

12:34pm June 05, 2020

by David Ford

On Thursday afternoon, more than 100 people began gathering at Winston-Salem's Central YMCA to protest recent police killings.

Citing Concerns About Access For 'Seniors,' West Virginia's Governor Delays Primary

2:31pm April 01, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

More than a dozen states have delayed primaries because of the coronavirus.

Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel, 75, in her Jerusalem office. The documentary Advocate, about her work representing Palestinian suspects accused of attacks on Israelis, has sparked controversy in Israel.

The 'Losing Lawyer' In Israel Who Defends Palestinians Charged With Violence

9:42am January 15, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Lea Tsemel, 75, has lost case after case for decades and has received death threats as a Jew representing Arabs. Her notoriety in Israel has grown since last year's release of a documentary about her.

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Long-distance truck driver Mohammad Hashim, 45, survived an attack by a Hindu mob last year. A dozen men on motorbikes forced him off the road and beat him. He suffered a broken leg and fractured vertebrae.

World News

'This Is It. I'm Going To Die': India's Minorities Are Targeted In Lynchings

12:11pm August 21, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

"It's like they are trying to erase us — erase all of my people," says the widow of a Muslim dairy farmer who died after being assaulted by a mob while he was transporting cows.

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