Former San Francisco 49ers star Dana Stubblefield’s 2020 rape conviction was reversed due to “racially discriminatory language” by the prosecution, with his attorneys expecting his release from custody soon. The appellate court cited violations of the California Racial Justice Act and the use of racially biased language during the trial as reasons for the reversal. Stubblefield, who had been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, is now awaiting a potential retrial following the court’s decision.
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from making changes to passport gender markers
A federal judge, Julia Kobick, partially blocked a Trump administration policy banning "X" markers on passports for nonbinary individuals, siding with the ACLU's lawsuit. The ruling allows six transgender and nonbinary plaintiffs to obtain passports reflecting their gender identity, citing the policy's irrational prejudice and failure to meet legal scrutiny. The ACLU plans to extend this victory to all transgender Americans, asserting that the policy creates harmful barriers and undermines equal protection under the law....
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