Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years Brian Beals was convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old. At the time, Beals, a 22-year-old student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, was home in Chicago during Thanksgiving break. The Associated Press
Jury will decide amount Giuliani will pay to 2 Georgia election workers for defamation How much should it cost to defame two innocent citizens in the service of a dangerous fallacy that sought to undermine a U.S. presidential election? Bill Chappell
18 California children are suing the EPA over climate change A new climate lawsuit file against the EPA claims the agency violated the rights of 18 California children by allowing greenhouse gas emissions. Jeff Brady
Special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity The special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump enjoys absolute immunity from election interference charges. Carrie Johnson
High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to stand In doing so, the court left standing a lower court decision that upheld the state's ban on a therapy that the American Medical Association says "is not based on medical and scientific evidence." Nina Totenberg
Seeking redemption for aged and infirm prisoners amid Alabama's high bar for parole A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice runs a legal nonprofit, Redemption Earned, that helps aging and sick inmates win release from prison. Last year, 10% of Alabama prisoners received parole. Debbie Elliott
Trump's legal team tries to delay his election interference trial — and get it on TV Former President Donald Trump and some media organizations are pushing for the Jan. 6 federal election interference trial to be televised. Carrie Johnson
Trump gag order is partially upheld in Jan. 6 case The appeals court ruling would allow Trump to make public statements about the special counsel in the case, Jack Smith, but not other prosecutors, court staffers or their family members. Carrie Johnson
Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal tax charges A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president's son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses. Ryan Lucas
Hunter Biden is indicted on federal tax charges A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president's son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses. Washington Desk
