Ola and Abel Osundairo, the brothers accused by Chicago police of accepting money from Jussie Smollett to stage a hate crime against him, are suing the actor’s attorneys for defamation. So reports NBC News.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has made climate change a key part of his 2020 presidential platform, is considering putting his John Hancock on a bill to permit “human composting.” So reports Newsweek.

Brooke Johns of Georgia is fighting a disorderly conduct citation after her son urinated in a gas station parking lot. So reports WHEC.