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Mar

12

Hearsay: Legal Banter From Laymen

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TheRoot breaks the news that while it may be tough to land a BigLaw gig these days, nabbing a clerkship isn’t any easier.  Writers there also opinion on the Chrianna domestic violence drama.  From our twisted controversial friend JimiIz:

“In a just world, Rihanna’s dad would beat Chris Brown’s ass with an extension cord. Any cop will tell you that this is simply how some lovers get down, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Some people in love communicate through violence, and for outsiders to interfere could cause more harm than good. As much as I would like to lay hands on any man who would lay hands on my people, I have come to realize that, as long as she is not being raped or otherwise restrained, I have no place interfering in the lives of a man and woman, no matter who the woman may be. That’s hard, but it’s fair.”

JackandJillPolitics gave a shout out to the late Constance Baker Motley, the first black female federal judge and NAACP Legal Defense attorney.  They also turn up the volume on Mike Signer, a white candidate for Lt. Gov. of Virginia, who is critical of Virginia’s role in the systemic disenfranchisement of African American voters.

The Atlantic’s Ta-nehisi Coates takes another stab at trying to figure out what Attorney General, Eric Holder, was trying to say in his “race” speech.  Coates makes a circle and comes back to his original assessment–it was vague.  Coates also turns us on to Iman’s rap impersonation of President Barack Obama.

AOLBlackVoices gives us the tragic tale of a black teenager charged with kidnapping, aggravated robbery and murder of his twin brother during a robbery.  Police say they have bloody fingerprints tying the man to the crime scene; however, family members are prepared to testify that the surviving twin was across town at the time of the incident.