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Trump Can Be Sued for Jan. 6 Riot Harm, Justice Dept. Says

Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability for his speech before the riot. The Justice Department told a…

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Trump not immune from lawmaker lawsuits over Jan. 6 attack, US says

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers and Capitol Police officers should be able to pursue civil lawsuits against former President Donald Trump over actions he took leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Justice Department told a federal appeals court Thursday.

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Trump not immune from lawmaker lawsuits over Jan. 6 attack, US says - Roll Call

Former President Donald Trump should face lawsuits over his actions ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the DOJ said Thursday.

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Former Trump adviser Navarro must face contempt of Congress trial, judge rules

WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro must face a criminal contempt trial for refusing to answer a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal judge in Washington ruled.

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Jan. 6 judge faults Trump's instructions

Yet another judge placed the blame for the Jan. 6 attack on the former president

Salon

Judge sentences three abortion rights protesters who interrupted Supreme Court hearing

Protesters were held for more than 30 hours in ‘deplorable and shocking conditions’ after arrest, attorney says

The Independent UK

North Carolina man gets home detention, not 5 years, for Jan. 6 crimes

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal prosecutors argued that a North Carolina man should be sent to prison for almost five years as punishment for his crimes during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Ripples for years to come: What the Jan. 6 cases mean for the judicial system

WASHINGTON — The nearly 900 Capitol insurrection-related arrests moving their way through the court system make up an average of 40% of all appearances on the District of Columbia District Court calendar each week.

Los Angeles Times

Key moments from the Oath Keepers trial

Every trial has its own peculiar rhythms. The first seditious conspiracy case to stem from the Capitol riot is no exception.

WEKU

Judge rejects changes to trial requested by Pa. felon accused of pepper-spraying cops during Capitol riot

PITTSBURGH — A federal judge has rejected a request by a Uniontown welder accused of pepper-spraying police officers during the Capitol insurrection to have his case held elsewhere and separately from two co-defendants.

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Capitol riot jury picked for 1st seditious conspiracy trial

A jury in Washington has been selected in the seditious conspiracy case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates

The Independent UK

From Ivy League to sedition: Oath Keeper chief Stewart Rhodes goes on trial

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes never went into the U.S. Capitol building with other protesters on Jan. 6, but he is among a group of people facing the most serious charges to emerge from that day in 2021: seditious conspiracy.

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Capitol riot sedition trial under way for Oath Keepers leader

Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged with seditious conspiracy, one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

France 24

Oath Keepers militia trial tests prosecutors in U.S. Capitol riot cases

The trial of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, is set to begin next week in what could be the biggest test for the U.S. Justice Department in its quest to hold former President Donald Trump's supporters accountable for their Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the…

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Google pays ‘enormous’ sums to maintain search-engine dominance, DOJ says

Alphabet Inc.’s Google pays billions of dollars each year to Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and other telecom giants to illegally maintain its spot as the No. 1 search engine, the US Justice Department told a federal judge Thursday.

The Independent UK

Judge lays into Oath Keepers founder for his ‘bewildering’ attempt to delay trial on Jan 6 charges

Stewart Rhodes can’t fire his lawyers three weeks before seditious conspiracy trial begins, judge says

The Independent UK

Judge nixes Oath Keepers leader's bid to delay Jan. 6 trial

The high-profile seditious conspiracy trial for the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will begin later his month after a judge rejected a last-minute bid by Stewart Rhodes to replace his lawyers and delay his case

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers founder fires attorneys and demands Jan 6 committee transcripts ahead of trial

Stewart Rhodes is charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with Capitol attack

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Former NYPD officer gets longest January 6 riot sentence yet

Thomas Webster sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting an officer during January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol.

Salon

Ex-NYPD cop gets 10-years for Jan. 6

Thomas Webster received the longest sentence yet on Thursday for his acts of violence during the Capitol siege

The Independent UK

Ex-NYPD officer receives longest Jan 6 sentence yet for attacking police with metal flagpole

Thomas Webster was sentenced to 10 years prison on Thursday

The Independent UK

Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack

A retired New York Police Department officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters

The Independent UK

Judge won't delay Oath Keepers' trial over Jan. 6 hearings

Members of the far-right Oath Keepers’ extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will face jurors this fall after a judge denied defense attorneys’ bid to delay the high-profile trial until next year

The Independent UK

Trump wants court to declare he has ‘absolute immunity’ in Jan 6 civil suits

Trump’s lawyers have sought dismissal of the possibility of civil suits against former president

Salon

Trump filing declares Jan. 6 "immunity"

Trump tries to dodge civil suits accusing him of inciting riot after a judge already rejected his earlier claims

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