After the Rittenhouse verdict, focus returns to Chrystul Kizer's self-defense case As a teenager in 2018, Chrystul Kizer shot and killed the man who sexually assaulted and trafficked her. Advocates say given the Rittenhouse verdict, a self-defense argument should work in her favor, Deepa Shivaram
What we know about the Waukesha Christmas Parade incident At least five people are dead and more than 40 others are injured after the driver of a red SUV tore through a crowd of revelers on Sunday. Rachel Treisman
Closing arguments are to begin in the Ga. murder trial over a Black jogger's death On Monday, closing arguments are to begin in the trial of three white men accused of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed as he ran through their Georgia neighborhood last year. Debbie Elliott
80 people stormed a California Nordstrom store and stole merchandise Police in Walnut Creek said they arrested three people in connection with the incident at the luxury department store, including one person allegedly in possession of a gun. Joe Hernandez
More than 20 injured and some killed after a driver speeds through a Wisconsin parade Children were among those struck by the car and an unknown number of people are dead after an SUV drove through crowds at the 58th Annual Holiday Parade in Waukesha, Wis. Dustin Jones
Three current trials are putting a spotlight on race and justice Leila Fadel talks with law professor Paul Butler about trials in Wisconsin, Georgia and Virginia that have become lightning rods in the national debates over race and justice.
Lawyers for men exonerated in Malcom X killing discuss wrongful convictions NPR's Michel Martin speaks with attorneys Barry Scheck and David Shanies, who represented the two men exonerated this week for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X.
Kenosha, Wisconsin, reacts to Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal We look at local reaction to the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, who stood trial for killing two people and injuring a third during 2020's racial justice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Maayan Silver
Kyle Rittenhouse's defense attorney discusses the trial and acquittal NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mark Richards, Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney. Rittenhouse was facing life in prison for shooting and killing two men. He was found not guilty on all charges.
Why legal experts were not surprised by the Rittenhouse jury's decision to acquit Prosecutors had argued that Rittenhouse was responsible for the deadly peril that night. But legal experts said his claim of self-defense was strong from the beginning. Becky Sullivan