‘J6 Praying Grandma’ Avoids Prison Time and Gets 6 Months Home Confinement in Capitol Riot Case
Her attorneys noted that she did not participate in any violence or destruction of property at the Capitol, and accused prosecutors of trying to stifle her free speech.
How Two Sentences in the Constitution Rose From Obscurity to Ensnare Donald Trump
It will be the first time in history that the nation’s highest court has heard a case on Section 3, which was used to keep former Confederates from holding government offices.
Fox News Pushes Back on Reporter’s Claim He Was Fired for Challenging Jan. 6 Coverage
The lawsuit said the reporter was fired as part of a “purge” of employees who refused to only report information that would “appease” Donald Trump and his supporters.
Lawsuits Against Trump Over the Jan. 6 Riot Can Move Forward, an Appeals Court Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit court knocked down Trump’s sweeping claims that presidential immunity shields him from liability.
Court Fights to Prevent Trump From Running Again for the White House Turn to Minnesota
The Colorado and Minnesota cases are furthest along, putting one or both on an expected path to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has never decided the issue.
Colorado Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Toss Lawsuit Seeking to Bar Him From Ballot
A Colorado judge rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to keep him off the state ballot, ruling that his free-speech objections did not apply.
Trump Argues First Amendment Protects Him From ‘Insurrection’ Cases Aimed at Keeping Him Off Ballot
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech.
Trump Isn’t Immune to Capitol Riot Lawsuits, the Department of Justice Says
In a brief filed March 2 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Justice told the federal appeals court that former President Donald Trump should not be immune to the civil-damages lawsuits filed against him by legislators and injured Capitol police as a result of the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021.