On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court officially refused to hear the appeal of Michelle Carter, the woman who encouraged her boyfriend Conrad Roy III to take his own life via text message in 2014. Carter, 23, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 for the death of Roy, who died …
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The Supreme Court rejectedAdnan Syed’s bid for a new trial in the murder of Hae Min Lee, the case that was at the center of the podcastSerial. On Monday, the Supreme Court left in place a 4-3 ruling by Maryland’s highest court that rejected Syed’s bid for a new trial, …
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Two members of the far-right organization the Proud Boys were sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for attacking four counter-protesters at a 2018 New York City event. Last summer, Maxwell Hare and John Kinsman were found guilty in New York State Supreme Court of attempted gang assault, attempted …
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Chris Rock is publishing a new essay collection, My First Black Boyfriend, The New York Times reports. The book is expected to arrive fall 2020, via publishing house Celadon. Rock’s book will focus on the Emmy-winning comedian’s experiences with race and relationships, with stories dating back to when he first began …
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Brandon Clark, the man suspected of murdering 17-year-old Bianca Devins and posting photos of her body on Discord and Instagram, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. He faces a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. Clark, 21, is accused of killing Devins in the early morning hours …
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On Tuesday, Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced that she is teaming up with House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler to co-sponsor the MORE Act of 2019, a bill that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level and expunge low-level marijuana possession convictions. If enacted, the bill would also …
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Rolling Stone partnered with Harvest House of Cannabis to create a pop-up cannabis house in Palm Springs over Coachella Weekend 1. This four-day experience — which included performances and product sampling — was an oasis for cannabis-loving festival goers and industry tastemakers alike. VIP attendees included Taryn Manning, Ashlee Simpson …
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Even before it began, 2019 has been hailed as the year of marijuana, with good reason: the number of Americans who support legalization has reached record highs, and an increasing number of Democratic presidential candidates are advocating for drug reform and an end to our draconian, racist drug laws. On …
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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, who is facing a 17-count indictment in Brooklyn Federal Court that could send him to jail for life, announced Monday that the he will not be testifying on his own behalf. Speaking to the court for the first time, Guzmán stood at the defense table to …
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James Alex Fields Jr., the white supremacist who killed Heather Heyer when he rammed his car through a crowd of counterprotesters during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was convicted of first-degree murder Friday. Fields was also found guilty on eight counts of malicious wounding stemming from the …
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