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Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison

A member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Former police chief turned yoga teacher sentenced to 11 years over Jan. 6 riot

A retired police chief, who led pro-Trump protests and called for "traitors" in government to be "executed as an example," was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot.

WEKU

Jan 6 defendant disappears hours before he was due to be sentenced

A wanted notice has been issued against Christopher Worrell by the FBI

The Independent UK

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Prosecutors may not need to show that Trump knew he had lost the election

The obstruction of an official proceeding count is notable among his recent charges as it may not turn on whether Trump believed his own claims

The Guardian - US

2 Reasons It's Not Clear That Trump 'Corruptly' Obstructed an Official Proceeding

Appeals in the January 6 cases raise serious questions about how broadly the statute should be applied.

Reason

Former police chief who defended himself at trial is convicted of conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot

A former California police chief has been convicted of joining the riot at the U.S. Capitol with a hatchet in his backpack and plotting to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory

The Independent UK

Exxon Mobil settles Indonesian torture case after more than 20 years

Indonesian villagers — who allege they were subjected to torture, sexual assault, beatings and watching their loved ones being shot by Indonesian soldiers contracted by ExxonMobil in 2001 — agree to a settlement. WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.

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Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riot

A Tennessee man and his mother have been convicted of charges that they stormed the Capitol and brought plastic handcuffs into the Senate gallery during a mob's attack

The Independent UK

January 6 participants express remorse in court, pride in public

Some people who apologised for taking part in attack on US democracy now describe themselves as victims of persecution.

Al Jazeera

Sorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apology

Some Jan. 6 defendants who have expressed remorse in court for joining the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol have later struck a different tone or downplayed the deadly riot publicly

The Independent UK

ExxonMobil bid to end Indonesia lawsuit found ‘meritless’

US judge dismisses oil and gas giant’s arguments for avoiding trial over alleged human rights abuses in Indonesia.

Al Jazeera

Indonesian ExxonMobil accusers get day in court after 21 years

US judge clears way for trial over alleged human rights abuses by the oil giant during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Al Jazeera

US judge refuses to dismiss key count against 'bullhorn lady' accused in Capitol riot

PITTSBURGH — A federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss a count of obstruction of an official proceeding against accused Capitol rioter Rachel Powell, saying she had joined her "almost uniformly unsuccessful fellow January 6 defendants" in trying to get that count tossed out.

Tribune News Service

Former West Virginia lawmaker gets 3 months in Jan. 6 riot

A former West Virginia lawmaker who livestreamed himself on Facebook storming the U.S. Capitol and cheering on what he described as a “revolution” has been sentenced to three months in prison

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In Jan. 6 cases, 1 judge stands out as the toughest punisher

As the number of people sentenced for crimes in the U.S. Capitol insurrection nears 200, an Associated Press analysis of sentencing data shows that some judges are divided over how to punish the rioters, particularly for the low-level misdemeanors arising from the attack

Al Jazeera

ExxonMobil issued rare penalty in ongoing Indonesian rights case

US court orders oil giant to pay nearly $290,000 to plaintiff’s counsel following botched deposition.

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