Trump's Call To Georgia Election Officials Sparks Debate Over Legality, Ethics It's unclear whether Trump's call violated election law or whether the president should — or even could — be prosecuted. Brian Naylor
Did Trump's Call To Georgia's Secretary Of State Break Election Laws? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kim Wehle, law professor at the University of Baltimore and author of How to Read the Constitution, about legal implications of the call to Georgia's secretary of state.
British Court Rejects U.S. Request To Extradite WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange The WikLeaks founder sought refuge for seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. He was removed in April of 2019 while he awaited a decision on his extradition. Jaclyn Diaz
In Op-Ed, 10 Ex-Defense Secretaries Say Military Has No Role In Election Dispute A bipartisan group of 10 former secretaries of defense criticized attempts to challenge November's presidential election and called it a dangerous threat to the nation's security. Jaclyn Diaz
Federal Execution Can Proceed For Lisa Montgomery, Court Rules A federal panel of judges has cleared the way for Lisa Marie Montgomery to become the first woman in federal custody to be put to death in nearly 70 years. Her execution is set for Jan. 12. Matthew S. Schwartz
Judge Rejects Last-Minute Claim That Pence Can Ignore States' Presidential Electors Rep. Louie Gohmert and other Republicans argued that the Constitution lets Vice President Pence reject Biden electors and count those for Trump. The judge says the plaintiffs have no standing to sue. Barbara Campbell
Chief Justice Roberts' Annual Report Focuses On COVID, Skips Trump And Controversy In his report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice looks at all the ways federal courts remained open this year, comparing it to how courts handled other pandemics. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court's New Supermajority: What It Means For Roe v. Wade There are two schools of thought: either the right to abortion will be systemically hollowed out, leaving it a right on paper only, or Roe will be overturned. Nina Totenberg
Chinese Court Sentences 10 Hong Kong Democracy Activists To Prison Terms The activists were intercepted as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat. Two people accused of organizing the trip got the stiffest penalties, two and three years in prison. Bill Chappell
DOJ Declines To Prosecute Cleveland Officers In Death Of Tamir Rice The Justice Department says it will not bring civil rights charges against two police officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland in 2014.