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PublishedJanuary 7, 2021
Biden blames Trump for violence at Capitol, calls rioters ‘domestic terrorists’
Both the president-elect and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris spoke about the police treatment of the largely white mob compared with Black Lives Matter protesters.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2021
Questions raised about Capitol Police’s inability to secure Capitol building
It is unclear how the Capitol Police force — with 1,879 sworn officers and a budget of $515.5 million — was unable to protect Congress.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Maine historians see unprecedented event in storming of U.S. Capitol
The breach of the Capitol building by pro-Trump extremists is more in line with coups that have occurred in other, less stable countries.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2021
Illinois 18-year-old pleads not guilty in fatal shootings of 2 in Kenosha protest
Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2020
Suspects in Whitmer kidnap plot unlikely to be released on bond
The alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer, kill police officers and hatch a widespread bombing campaign in hopes of sparking a civil war likely will convince a federal magistrate judge to keep the five men in jail pending trial, legal experts said.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Prosecutor didn’t recommend homicide charges to grand jury in Breonna Taylor’s killing
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron says he won't block the release of grand jury recordings.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
Barr tells prosecutors to consider sedition charges against some protesters
A department memo argues that the rarely used sedition statute doesn't require proof of a plot to overthrow the government.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Online bans fail to silence U.S. extremists drawn to protests
The nationwide protests against racial injustice and COVID-19 lockdown orders have attracted all kinds of extremists using online platforms to plan, coordinate and drum up support for their activities.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Tennessee’s new anti-protest law has roots in age-old playbook
Tennessee shocked civil rights advocates after Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law that increases penalties and fines for common protest activities.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Federal presence in Oregon gives protests new momentum
Far from tamping down the unrest, the presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland, Oregon, has given new momentum and a renewed, laser-sharp focus to protests that had begun to devolve into smaller, chaotic crowds.
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