Macon Bolling Allen went on to become the nation's first African American judge and was a partner at the first Black-led firm ...

Though Mississippi historically sought to legally marginalize African Americans, Black jurists still made a remarkable impact ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers are criticizing his federal indictment for using a "racist" law. In a Tuesday filing, lawyers for Combs filed a motion to dismiss his transportation to engage in ...

Macon Bolling Allen went on to become the nation's first African American judge and was a partner at the first Black-led firm in South Carolina. The portrait arrived in Portland in 1873.

Its subject, Macon Bolling Allen, was admitted to the Maine bar decades earlier as the nation's first Black lawyer. His picture hung at City Hall for several years, according to retired U.S ...