The University of Richmond Institute for Actual Innocence won two important cases for clients this summer. First, in June, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Leshay Rhoton, who was convicted of a non-violent drug offense and sentenced to 20 years in federal...
The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump is the most serious attempt on the life of a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. But even prior to Saturday’s shooting, political violence–primarily directed at private...
After the death of his father and his retirement from the military, Aly Costanzo felt lost. That changed when his sister found Milk River Arts. “It gave me a purpose,” Costanzo said. “I really had no purpose. My sister found (founder Sally Kemp) for me, and Sally...
A proposed racial literacy requirement as part of VCU’s general education curriculum will not be implemented. In a 10-5 decision, the VCU Board of Visitors voted Friday to strike down the requirement, against the recommendations of the University Undergraduate...
Two years after the passing of his longtime bandmate, Terry Turtle, Billy Brett soldiers on, continuing the legacy of Harrisonburg noise-rock veterans Buck Gooter with new album Head In A Birdcage. Billy Brett is the lone surviving member of Buck Gooter – “the earthly...