Outside during the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack on the building (Tyler Merbler, bit.ly/3s5yBmQ; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)
Welcome to the homepage of Lawfare’s January 6 Project: our coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the government's response. Here you will be able to find Lawfare articles and podcasts exploring the many legal and policy issues arising out of the attack, as well as a repository of significant documents, congressional hearings, case information and other related materials.
Use the buttons to navigate Lawfare’s collection of primary source documents relating to the congressional response, criminal prosecutions, and civil litigation. And find Lawfare’s analysis and commentary at the links below. This information will be updated continually.Primary Source Documents
The Aftermath
Lawfare's latest podcast series explores the government's response to the events of January 6. Launched on the one-year anniversary, this podcast is ongoing. Find all episodes of the Aftermath here.
The Search for Accountability:
A Guide to Lawfare's Jan. 6 Project
Click here to read the story of Jan. 6’s aftermath—and all of Lawfare’s coverage of it—in one place.
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Legal Arguments Behind Mike Pence’s January 6 Grand Jury Testimony
What does former Vice President Mike Pence's testimony to a federal grand jury mean for the special counsel's investigation into Jan. 6? -
The Aftermath, Season 1: Binge the Whole Thing
Season 1 is now complete. -
Jan. 6 and Beyond: Why the U.S. Should Pass Domestic Terrorism Legislation
Domestic terrorism legislation is still useful—even if Jan. 6 rioters have been prosecuted without a federal law on the books. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Roger Parloff on the Oath Keeper Sentences
Thursday was sentencing day for some senior Oath Keepers. -
Should Nine Oath Keepers Receive Terror-Enhanced Sentences?
The government’s requests are aggressive and, extrapolating from judges’ previous sentencing practices, unlikely to be accepted in full. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Inside the Capitol Police’s Intelligence Dysfunction
The House’s select committee on Jan. 6 may have wound down its work at the end of December 2022, but questions about why law enforcement, including the U.S. Capitol Police, were unprepared for the possib...