It’s been almost 40 years since I graduated from law school, but I don’t recall being taught there was a “professional boxer exemption” to crime of battery.

We’ve updated the story with this. If you haven’t read them, I implore you to read two important articles by Rogers on Mayweather and domestic violence:

Martin Rogers of USA Today was also banned

Thanks for posting this. He blocked me a few years back, for a Deadspin comment, so I wouldn’t have known. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Considering the cops arrested Kevin Moore, who filmed the Freddie Gray arrest yesterday, it seems clear they want to make sure there are no witnesses to any of their actions. Their arrest of Kevin Moore was pure intimidation, plain and simple. Cops are pissed right now that 6 of their own are being charged.

Someone asked last week why the Mall Makeover series even exists, suggesting that these are inherently uninteresting. THIS right here is more than enough justification for this to exist (just to be clear, I love this series and enjoy every single article).

One of my favorite Mall Makeover write-ups so far! I think you look beautiful both before and after, but I definitely miss the freckles in the after!

She will be missed.

A few people have raised the questions “gee, isn’t this normal for the court system,” so I’ll address on this comment (with all respect to the other commenters who’ve asked, I’m only going to do it this one time).

I'm not going to watch. I don't expect a good fight but I wouldn't support Floyd under any circumstances

Great reporting as always, Diana.

Reading those words, in that handwriting, is absolutely gut-wrenching.

After reading so much bad journalism and shit reporting; Diana, this is the best piece of journalism I have read in a while. Good on you!

Thank God, I thought you were going to say he was gay or something.

Maybe you should just go home, officer.

No offense, Leslie, but I’m pretty sure you’re on NPH’s unfuckable list, too.