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Tupac’s Stepdad

A federal judge on Thursday tossed a civil rights class action brought by late rapper Tupac Shakur’s stepfather against the Federal Bureau of Prisons, finding a habeas corpus petition, not a class action, is the vehicle to address claims of sham parole hearings and rights violations.

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge on Thursday tossed a civil rights class action brought by late rapper Tupac Shakur’s stepfather against the Federal Bureau of Prisons, finding a habeas corpus petition, not a class action, is the vehicle to address claims of sham parole hearings and rights violations.

Categories / Civil Rights, Courts, Criminal

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