The Missouri Supreme Court and Governor Mike Parson declined on Monday to stop the scheduled execution of death row inmate Imam Marcellus Khalifah Williams, despite some prosecutors believing evidence could prove his innocence, according to various media sources.
“Mr. Williams has exhausted due process and every judicial avenue, including over 15 hearings attempting to argue his innocence and overturn his conviction,” Governor Parson stated.
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the National Urban League, represented by O’Melveny & Myers LLP, have submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the...
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One significant recommendation led to the creation of the first state office in the U.S. dedicated to addressing the crisis of missing and murdered Black women. The law...
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Economic disparities persist, with Black Americans earning only 64% of the income of their white counterparts—a gap that has remained unchanged for over two decades. Additionally, while high...
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In the late 1940s, members of a predominantly White barber union in St. Louis, frustrated by the increasing competition from Black barbers, worked with lawmakers to pass a...
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