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 Search for Accountability: A Guide to Lawfare’s Jan. 6 Project
The story of Jan. 6’s aftermath—and all of Lawfare’s coverage of it—in one place. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Boys With a Bit Less Pride
Yesterday was verdict day for the Proud Boys. Mid-morning, the jury notified Judge Tim Kelly that it had reached a partial verdict, and that partial verdict was “guilty of seditious conspiracy” for four ... -
The Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Conundrum
The government proved a conspiracy to oppose government authority by force—with a spontaneous trigger. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Parloff and Buchman on the Proud Boys Trial
The Proud Boys trial has gone to the jury. It is the longest Jan. 6 case to date and the third case to involve seditious conspiracy charges against senior Proud Boys and folks who ended up being the poin... -
Proud Boys Trial Diary
A day-by-day live-blog of the Proud Boys trial. -
One of the Stiffest Charges Against Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Hangs On by a Thread in the D.C. Circuit
The D.C. Circuit reverses a lower court ruling and upholds the felony charge of corruptly obstructing an official proceeding.