Proud Boys
The Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Conundrum
Roger Parloff Fri, Apr 28, 2023, 4:20 PM
The government proved a conspiracy to oppose government authority by force—with a spontaneous trigger.
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Proud Boys
The Proud Boys Jurors: Who Are They and Can They Be Fair?
Roger Parloff Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 8:16 AM
Protests from defense lawyers notwithstanding, the Proud Boys jurors do not evince the prejudice required for a change of venue.
The January 6 Project
A Crucial Appeal for Capitol Riot Prosecutions: D.C. Circuit to Hear Arguments Challenging the Felony Charge Used in 290 Cases
Roger Parloff Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 8:55 AM
If an appellate panel affirms the dismissals of the charges in the trilogy of cases involving Jan. 6 rioters on Dec. 12, it would needlessly annihilate hundreds of Capitol siege charges aimed at exceedingly serious conduct.
Oath Keepers
Five Stray Thoughts on the Oath Keepers Verdict
Roger Parloff Thu, Dec 1, 2022, 8:31 AM
A listicle of in-the-weeds takeaways from Lawfare’s Oath Keepers trial correspondent.
The January 6 Project
Seditious Kvetching: The Surprisingly Non-Trivial Defense in the Oath Keepers Prosecution
Roger Parloff Mon, Nov 28, 2022, 8:01 AM
Because there was no concrete plan to storm the Capitol, the defendants have been able to argue that their rhetoric was no more than that: rhetoric.
The January 6 Project
Actual Knowledge, Willful Blindness, and the Jan. 6 Hearings
Daniel Richman Tue, Jun 21, 2022, 8:01 AM
Proving Trump’s criminal liability might turn on whether the former president actually knew that his claims of widespread fraud were false or believed there to be a “high probability” they were false.
seditious conspiracy
Seditious Conspiracy Is the Real Domestic Terrorism Statute
Alan Z. Rozenshtein Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 10:48 AM
To answer the question of whether the United States needs a new domestic terrorism statute, we first have to explore how well, if at all, seditious conspiracy is already performing as a substitute.
The January 6 Project
What Does the Seditious Conspiracy Indictment Mean For the Oath Keepers?
Jon Lewis, Seamus Hughes Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 11:30 AM
The Oath Keepers, one of the premier anti-government movements in the United States that boasts a purported membership in the thousands, is facing an existential threat.
The January 6 Project
Seditious Conspiracy: What to Make of the Latest Oath Keepers Indictment
Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Rohini Kurup, Natalie K. Orpett, Alan Z. Rozenshtein Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 2:59 PM
The indictment sets out the most serious criminal charge yet used against any of the Capitol rioters, but it also shows the limits of the criminal law in responding to Jan. 6.
Jan. 6: Prosecutions
Oath Keepers Founder Charged With Seditious Conspiracy for Jan. 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol
Bryce Klehm, Rohini Kurup Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 1:52 PM
On Jan. 8, a grand jury indicted Stewart Rhodes, founder and leader of the far-right group Oath Keepers, in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Charges against him and 10 other alleged Oath Keeper members include seditious conspiracy for organizing the plot to attack the Capitol.