Tag: District of Columbia

Jan. 6 Defendant Gets Partial Acquittal From Judge, Still Faces up to 20 Years in Prison on Felony Charge

A federal judge on June 15 partially acquitted a man who was photographed holding a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol building during the breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Kevin Seefried, 53, and his son Hunter Seefried, 24, of Delaware, were found guilty of felony obstruction of an official proceeding and four misdemeanor offenses including entering…


Jan. 6 Defendant Gets Partial Acquittal From Judge

A federal judge on June 15 partially acquitted a man who was photographed holding a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol building during the breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Kevin Seefried, 53, and his son Hunter Seefried, 24, of Delaware, were found guilty of felony obstruction of an official proceeding and four misdemeanor offenses including entering…


Capitol Police: Gop-Led Tour One Day Before Capitol Breach Not Suspicious

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) on June 13 undermined a claim from the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) led a group of 15 people briefly into the Rayburn Building on Jan. 5, 2021, with the group spending about five minutes at exhibits…


Jan. 6 Prisoner Who Was Denied Cancer Treatment Now ‘In Dire Straits’

A Jan. 6 prisoner who was released by a federal judge after being denied cancer treatment for eight months is now “in dire straights,” according to his girlfriend. On March 10, 2021, Chris Worrell was arrested and charged with alleged offenses related to his presence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to…


Washington Faith-Based Pregnancy Center Vandalized

A faith-based pregnancy center just blocks from the U.S. Capitol was vandalized with red paint and eggs, and spray-painted with the words “JANE SAYS” and “REVENGE,” sometime between late Thursday night and Friday morning. Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded Friday morning to reports of damaged property at the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center—a faith-based…


Law Professor Suspended for Criticizing Biden’s ‘Affirmative Action’ SCOTUS Pick Will Get Job Back

Georgetown University has reinstated the director of its constitutional law program, who had been suspended for objecting to President Joe Biden’s explicit race- and gender-driven plan to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Ilya Shapiro, who would have started working as executive director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution on Feb. 1, became a target…


DC Attorney General Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach Scandal

Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Monday filed a lawsuit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly failing to secure millions of users’ data during the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The 37-page filing (pdf) accuses Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, of violating the district’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act by misleading users about how…


Costa Mesa Man Pleads Guilty to ‘Disruption’ for Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON—A California man pleaded guilty May 19 to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to a statement released by the U.S. Justice Department, “his and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes…


Republicans Introduce ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ to Protect Biological Females

Republican lawmakers are pushing to establish a “Women’s Bill of Rights” to enshrine into law protections for biological females. The bill defines sex as a person’s biological sex at birth. Under the legislation, “woman” and “girl” refer to human females, and the terms ‘‘man’’ and ‘‘boy’’ refer to human males. Acknowledging biological differences between the…


Supreme Court Likely Barricaded in Case of Violence, Police Say

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court police surrounded their building with a set of nine-foot metal barricades sometime late last night or early morning. Shortly after noon, the Supreme Court police were still busy zip-tying placards to the barricades. Two officers had to walk behind a small crowd of shouting pro-abortion demonstrators. “Area Closed by order of the…