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Political Violence Is Rising. This Is What We Can Do to Stop It.

By: Robert A. Pape
Bipartisan denunciations are surprisingly effective.

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Trump Drops Nominee for U.S. Attorney, Ed Martin, After Republicans Balk

The means of Ed Martin’s ascent as the leading prosecutor for the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington was his path out of power.

Ed Martin has used his authority to upend the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, as well as dismantle and delegitimize the Jan. 6 inquiry.

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Trump Is Already Making America Weaker and More Vulnerable

By: Nicholas Kristof
Favoring TikTok over national security, releasing rioters, undermining global health efforts — these actions put all of us at risk.

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Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump for Jan. 6 Speak Out

By: Alan Feuer
Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers asserted that they wanted President Trump to seek revenge on their behalf for being prosecuted in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.

Stewart Rhodes, whose 18-year sentence on a seditious conspiracy conviction was commuted, accused the people who oversaw his trial of breaking the law.

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Trump Still Faces 8 Civil Lawsuits Over the Jan. 6 Attack

By: Alan Feuer
Donald J. Trump has successfully defeated or impeded many legal challenges against him over the storming of the Capitol, but eight lawsuits on the matter remain in the courts.

The lawsuits — all of which are being heard in Federal District Court in Washington — were largely brought by police officers and members of Congress.

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Wait, We’ve Been Flying the Flag the Alitos Had? San Francisco Takes It Down.

By: Heather Knight
Critics slammed Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. after the “Appeal to Heaven” flag was flown outside his vacation home, but it had billowed in the heart of San Francisco for 60 years.
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How Can Jennifer Crumbley Be Guilty of Her Son’s Rampage?

By: Megan K. Stack
Jennifer Crumbley’s teenage son killed classmates with a gun she gave him. But she should not be tried for homicide.

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How to Steal the Presidential Election

By: Lawrence Lessig and Matthew A. Seligman
The most dangerous strategy we could imagine to subvert the vote was made possible by the Supreme Court itself.
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Only Congress Can Exempt Trump From Disqualification

By: Gerard N. Magliocca
If anyone is going to do so, elected representatives must be the ones to forgive Donald Trump.

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trump Is Eligible for Colorado Ballot

By: Adam Liptak
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last month that the former president could not appear on the state’s Republican primary ballot because he had engaged in insurrection.

The case centering on former President Donald J. Trump’s eligibility for re-election could alter the course of this year’s presidential election.

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Why Judges in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial Need a Rocket Docket

By: Randall D. Eliason
Voters could go to the polls in 2024 without knowing whether one of the candidates is criminally responsible for trying to overturn the last one.

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‘Rust’ Killing Forces Hollywood to Make Choices on Guns

By: Julia Jacobs
Real guns or replicas? Blank fire or special effects? The killing of a cinematographer on a film set has some in the industry rethinking their approach to firearms.

Dutch Merrick, a veteran entertainment industry armorer, with two kinds of cartridges often found on film sets. On the left is a blank, which produces a bang and a flash when fired, and on the right is a dummy round, which is inert and cannot be fired.

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A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In

By: Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff
The Capitol attacks ruptured their mutual trust. In the weeks before Brian Mock’s sentencing, could he mend the divide with his son A.J.?

A.J. Mock, left, with his father, Brian.

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Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt of Congress Over Jan. 6 Subpoena

By: Zach Montague
The verdict made Mr. Navarro the second top adviser to former President Donald J. Trump to be found guilty of contempt for defying the House committee’s investigation.

Peter Navarro’s sentencing hearing was scheduled for January. Each count carries a maximum of one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.

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DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys’ Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’

By: Maggie Astor
The two G.O.P. presidential candidates also floated the idea of pardoning some of the Jan. 6 defendants if they are elected.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida called the recent sentences for members of the Proud Boys “excessive.”

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A Criminal Jury May Be the Best Way to Hold Trump Accountable

By: Jesse Wegman
Juries aren’t perfect, but they will do a better job of holding Donald Trump accountable than the political system, which has failed.

“12 Angry Men,” the 1957 film classic, highlights the essential role a jury plays in American self-government.

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