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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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Government Wins Key Ruling on Issue Affecting Hundreds of Capitol Riot Cases
On Dec. 10, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich found that a central felony charge in a large subset of the Jan. 6 cases had been properly invoked and was not unconstitutionally vague. This is likely a ... -
Trump’s Judicial Campaign to Upend the 2020 Election: A Failure, But Not a Wipe-Out
While Trump lost the 2020 election litigation battle, he received more judicial support than you might think. -
The D.C. Circuit Takes on Executive Privilege
The oral argument took hours. The result is not hard to predict. -
Introducing the January 6 Project
Lawfare is launching The January 6 Project, which compiles Lawfare’s coverage, analysis and resources related to the legal and policy issues arising out of the Jan. 6 attack and the government response. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Roger Parloff on the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Prosecutions
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Why the Justice Department Is Taking So Long to Indict Steve Bannon
The contempt case against Bannon is actually more complicated than it looks.
