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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: 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. -
Getting to Ground Truth on the Reach of Domestic Violent Extremist Groups Into the Military, Veteran, and Law Enforcement Communities
A new report details how domestic violent extremist groups target members of the military and law enforcement. -
The Proud Boys Jurors: Who Are They and Can They Be Fair?
Protests from defense lawyers notwithstanding, the Proud Boys jurors do not evince the prejudice required for a change of venue. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Roger Parloff with a Proud Boys Trial Update
For the last several days, Lawfare senior editor Roger Parloff has been in court covering the Proud Boys trial on a live blog on Lawfare. The trial took a two-day break the other day, so Lawfare editor-i... -
Are Jan. 6 Defendants Getting a Fair Shake From D.C. Juries? Comparing Jury and Bench Trial Outcomes
In the overwhelmingly liberal District of Columbia, Jan. 6 defendants have been convicted at high rates, challenging whether they are subjected to juries of their peers. -
Fani Willis to Judge McBurney: Give Us Time, Please
The Fulton County District Attorney wants the special purpose grand jury’s supervising judge to keep its report under seal—at least for now. -
Fulton County Hearing Live-Blog
Judge Robert McBurney is hearing argument on whether the special purpose grand jury's report should be released to the public. Keep up with Anna Bower's live coverage of it here.
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