Michigan's attorney general charges 16 people in fake elector scheme
The so-called fake electors signed documents falsely attesting that Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election.
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Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of ending the state's cash bail system
The ruling will allow a law to go into effect that ends bail as a condition of pretrial release. Those considered to be a threat to the public or are likely to flee will be required to stay in jail.
Illinois plans to eradicate cash bail statewide
The Illinois Supreme Court decided cash bail will no longer exist in Illinois. The state was supposed to become the first to get rid of cash bail in January, but that plan was challenged in court.
Trump says he received a letter saying he's a target of DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation
The former president says he learned Sunday that he may be charged with a federal crime by a grand jury investigating the Capitol siege. A spokesman for special counsel Jack Smith declined to comment.
In Malaysia, a mom is contesting her kids' conversion to Islam. It's a landmark case
The children were converted by their father after the parents divorced. The case has thrown into sharp relief the ethnic and religious identity markers that form the bedrock of Malaysian policy.
Tribes object. But a federal ruling approves construction of the largest lithium mine
A federal appeals court on Monday denied a last-ditch effort by tribes to block construction of what's likely to be the largest lithium mine in North America on federal land in Nevada.
Police are searching storage units tied to the Gilgo Beach killings suspect
Authorities are looking for possible body parts, trophies or evidence that could connect Rex Heuermann to the additional bodies found in Long Island.
Alabama's last two executions failed. They're trying again next week
Last year, Alabama failed to execute two men by lethal injection. The state will again try to execute a man using the same method. What do the failed attempts mean for the future of lethal injection?
Trump's former AG Bill Barr says failing to prosecute Trump would be 'unjust'
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr says Trump's actions amounted to "flipping the bird at the government" provoking a federal indictment on his own.
In Virginia, reopening a 125-year-old case rights a historical injustice
A judge in Virginia dismissed charges against a Black man who was lynched after being accused of sexually assaulting a white woman 125 years ago.