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Oath Keepers, Proud Boys sued by D.C. Attorney General

After the success of the Integrity First for America-led civil suit, brought against the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia has filed a similar case. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s complaint brings action against the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, and dozens of individuals for “conspiring to terrorize the District by planning, promoting, and participating in the violent January 6... READ MORE

Oath Keepers and Proud Boys sued by D.C. Attorney General

After the success of the Integrity First for America-led civil suit, brought against the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia has filed a similar case. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s complaint brings action against the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, and dozens of individuals for “conspiring to terrorize the District by planning, promoting, and participating in the violent January 6... READ MORE

Ali Alexander throws fellow Capitol insurrection instigators under bus

Ali Alexander, founder of the Stop the Steal organization, is today giving testimony behind closed doors to the January 6th Commission. As was suspected, he’s throwing everyone else under the bus (except his Stop the Steal accomplices), saying in a memo leaked... READ MORE

Ali Alexander to be deposed (but not “disposed”)

Ali Alexander, the founder of the far-right Stop the Steal organization, has announced that he will submit to a deposition by the January 6th Commission.Alexander and his Stop the Steal group spent months spreading ‘The Big Lie’ that Trump won the election and organized the march on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, with the intention of disrupting the... READ MORE

Tiki-torch Nazis ordered to pay more than $25 million by Charlottesville jury

Jury finds Charlottesville neo-Nazis and not-so-neo-Nazis liable for the deaths and mayhem caused by the Unite the Right rally in 2017, ordering payment of more than $25 million to the injured. This should put a financial knife into the Alt-Right and drain the pockets of... READ MORE

Alex Jones, Roger Stone subpoenaed by Jan 6 Committee

Roger Stone and Alex Jones, key planners of the January 6 Stop the Steal rally and illegal march that led to the deadly storming of the US Capitol, have been subpoenaed by the US Congressional committee investigating the attack. At the heart of the Jones subpoena is... READ MORE

Hate in America: Dispatches from the Courtroom Wars“I’m glad he shot him.” — Mark Richards, Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense lawyer

Right now, there are multiple trials and judicial reckonings happening simultaneously across the US. Let’s do a quick update on each ... READ MORE

US Media Cowers not Covers Chevron’s Prosecution of Human Rights Lawyer Donziger

Famed indigenous human rights lawyer, Steven Donziger, had been under house arrest for over 800 days when he reported to prison on October 27, 2021 to begin a six-month sentence. His crime: winning the largest single pollution judgment in history, $9.5 billion, for... READ MORE

Strangling of John Lewis Voting Rights Act could be death blow for democracy

The strangling of the John Lewis Act by filibuster, unlike the overhyped For the People Act, could be the death blow to a democratically elected Congress. Even with its limitations, the John Lewis Act would’ve been a very powerful weapon. For example, the act would absolutely have prevented ... READ MORE

Strangling of John Lewis Voting Rights Act could be death blow for democratically

The strangling of the John Lewis Act by filibuster, unlike the overhyped For the People Act, could be the death blow to a democratically elected Congress. Even with its limitations, the John Lewis Act would’ve been a very powerful weapon. For example, the act would absolutely have prevented ... READ MORE