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⚖️✏️ Sullivan Walter, 53 (left), has now been exonerated after spending over 36 years in prison for a r**e he didn’t commit. His exoneration was made possible thanks to the efforts of Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO).

IPNO says Walter was 17 years old when he was arrested, but "was prosecuted as an adult. This is the longest known wrongful incarceration of a juvenile in Louisiana history and the fifth longest in U.S. history.”

The only witness of the crime, the victim, mistakenly pinned Walter as the ra**st. Genetic evidence that would have cleared Walter, including blood and other bodily fluids from the crime scene, never made it to trial. Police also made conflicting statements of the crime which, again, never made it to trial.

“The lawyers and law enforcement involved acted as if they believed that they could do what they chose to a Black teenager from a poor family and would never be scrutinized or held to account,” IPNO said.

"This is not just about individuals and their choices, but the systems that let them happen.”

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⚖️💰Ghislaine Maxwell is now being sued by the law firm that represented her for nearly $1 million dollars in unpaid legal fees.

The firm is also suing her brother after he allegedly misled the firm about payments that would be made. He repeatedly assured the team that they’d be compensated but seemed to make “sporadic” fractional payments.

While Ghislaine’s brother last made a $141,000 payment to the firm, the lawsuit alleges a large percentage of the legal fees have not been paid for.

The law firm had represented Ghislaine since 2015.

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🇺🇸📚 The White House is expected to announce the cancelation of up to $10,000 of student loans for borrowers that are earning less than $125,000 per year.

The Biden administration has, on multiple occasions, mentioned their support for canceling up to $10,000 but have yet to make a formal announcement on the matter.

That formal commitment is expected to be made sometime later this week but has not yet finalized the exact dollar amount that will be forgiven.

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✏️🇸🇬 Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong confirmed his country will repeal a ban on gay s*x, but will continue to ban gay marriage.

The PM said during a speech, “The government will repeal Section 377A and decriminalize s*x between men. I believe this is the right thing to do, and something that most Singaporeans will accept".

“Let me reassure everyone that in handling the issue, the government will continue to uphold families as the basic building blocks of society,” he added.

“We will keep our policies on family and marriage unchanged and maintain the prevailing norms and social values of our society.”

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