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: Impeachment Briefing
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Parler Wasn’t Hacked, and Scraping Is Not a Crime
The journalism that the Parler archive enabled highlights what would be lost in letting website owners outlaw common internet research techniques. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Joan Donovan on Disinformation and Social Movements
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Nine Questions for the Capitol Insurrection Commission
Besides offering a definitive account of the events leading up to the storming of the Capitol and the attack itself, what should an investigative commission devoted to Jan. 6 look at? -
A Practical Path to Condemn and Disqualify Donald Trump
The 14th Amendment path to holding Trump accountable is true to the facts and preferable procedurally, as compared to impeachment. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Dan Byman on the Sequel that Never Came to Be