Category: Insurrection Act

Oath Keepers Seditious-Conspiracy Trial Could Hinge on Centuries-Old Militia Laws: the Insurrection Act

A federal law that dates to 1792 could play a major role in whether five Oath Keepers defendants on trial for seditious conspiracy in Washington are convicted of an alleged plot to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6 or acquitted because one can’t conspire to do something legal. The Insurrection Act has become widely discussed…


Deep Dive (Jan. 12): Difference Between Trump’s Emergency Declaration and the Insurrection Act

President Trump issued a declaration of emergency in Washington D.C., that extends past the inauguration, but it’s not the Insurrection Act. How are they different? Many world leaders are condemning Big Tech’s censorship of President Trump. Many of them are critical of Trump, so why are they condemning censorship now? And some states are taking…


Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Says She Opposes Use of 1807 Insurrection Act

President Donald Trump’s attorney Jenna Ellis said she opposes the use of the more than 200-year-old Insurrection Act as the president continues to challenge the result of the Nov. 3 election. The 1807 law allows a president to deploy the U.S. armed forces to deal with civil disorder, an insurrection, or rebellion. It also allows…


Video: Facts Matter (Dec. 18): Insurrection Act of 1807 Explained

Will President Trump invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807? What would it look like if he did? And is it the same as Martial Law? The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government may remove illegal aliens from the 2020 Census count. Georgia is now conducting a state-wide signature audit of all mail-in votes. A hand recount…