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Civil rights group’s lawsuit using Ku Klux Klan Act is last hope of holding Trump accountable for Jan. 6
violated the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump protesters, including Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs, (plaid shirt at bottom center of frame,) gather in front of the U ...
History Cautions Against Pardons for Jan. 6 Rioters
After initially prosecuting those who tried to overthrow an election, Presidents Grant and Hayes backed down—with ...
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‘Groundless claims’: Mike Lindell ordered to pay Smartmatic over $50,000 in sanctions for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit
The Support or Advocacy Clause is part of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and prohibits conspiracies aimed and preventing ...
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Grant, Reconstruction and the KKK
In 1871 Congress also passed the Ku Klux Klan Act, which allowed the government to act against terrorist organizations. Grant did not rigorously enforce these laws, although he did order the ...
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History Cautions Against Pardons for Jan. 6 Rioters
This rhetorical strategy is the exact same one deployed by the defendants in the Ku Klux Klan Trials of 1871-1872 ... Congress passed the Enforcement Act of 1870, making election interference ...
Civil rights group’s lawsuit using Ku Klux Klan Act is last hope of holding Trump accountable for Jan. 6
The civil rights organization is leading the civil lawsuit, Smith v. Trump, on behalf of several U.S. Capitol Police officers who were injured and harmed by the Jan. 6 attack four years ago. The suit ...