“Court challenges … must be based on facts, on evidence,” says the letter from 1,000 attorneys, including retired judges, former AGs and law professors.
Author: Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY
Barr OKs investigations of voting irregularities despite lack of evidence of massive fraud
Attorney General William Barr has authorized U.S. attorneys to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities during the 2020 elections, contradicting longstanding Justice Department practice of not taking steps that could impact the results…
Why Donald Trump isn’t Al Gore: How 2020 legal challenges to the election differ from 2000
What happened two decades ago in Florida in the race between George Bush and Al Gore is far from what’s happening in 2020, legal experts say.
‘A lot of chaos’: Trump’s rhetoric, a global pandemic and a tsunami of lawsuits complicate 2020 election
Voters should accept that election results may not be known on Election Night and that does not indicate fraud, experts say.
Police misconduct, such as falsifying evidence, is a leading cause of wrongful convictions, study finds
Police misconduct, including witness tampering and falsifying evidence, lead to the majority of wrongful convictions, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
Feds seize millions of dollars in cryptocurrency raised by major terrorist groups, DOJ says
The Justice Department said al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the al-Qassam Brigades solicited cryptocurrency donations to fund their terror activities.
Federal agents and officers head to Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee as Operation Legend expands
The Trump administration’s Operation Legend is now launching in six cities in what the Justice Department calls an effort to quell violent crime.
Former veteran hospital nursing assistant charged with murder in string of insulin deaths
Reta Mays is facing seven second-degree murder charges.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will call Robert Mueller to testify before his committee
Robert Mueller broke his yearlong silence Saturday, penning an op-ed that defends the Russia investigation and the prosecution of Roger Stone.
Attorney General Barr creates task force to investigate anti-government extremists
The Justice Department is taking aim at extremist groups that officials said sowed chaos during protests over the death of George Floyd.