Members of Congress worry that House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker’s proposal for sophisticated new electronic identification programs to monitor and control who can enter any part of the U.S. Capitol complex could become a civil liberties nightmare. “We must ensure we are protecting the rights of citizens to petition their elected officials, and legislative activities guaranteed…
Civil Liberties Fears Prompted by House Sergeant-at-Arms’ New Capitol Access ID Plan
January 31, 2022
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Civil Liberties Concern Prompted by House Sergeant-at-Arms’ New Capitol Access ID Plan
January 31, 2022
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Members of Congress are concerned that House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker’s proposal for sophisticated new electronic identification programs to monitor and control who can enter any part of the U.S. Capitol complex could become a civil liberties nightmare. “We must ensure we are protecting the rights of citizens to petition their elected officials, and legislative activities…
Civil Liberties Concern Prompted by House Sergeant-at-Arms’s New Capitol Access ID Plan
January 31, 2022
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Members of Congress are concerned that House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker’s proposal for sophisticated new electronic identification programs to monitor and control who can enter any part of the U.S. Capitol complex could become a civil liberties nightmare. “We must ensure we are protecting the rights of citizens to petition their elected officials, and legislative activities…
Prosecutors Praise Jan. 6 Defendant for Testifying Against Charged Capitol Police Officer
A man who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 helped prosecutors in their quest to charge a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer, new court documents show. Jacob Hiles, a 42-year-old charter boat captain from Virginia, received a message from the officer on Jan. 7, prosecutors said in a filing entered Monday….
US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Obstructing Jan. 6 Probe
A U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer was charged this week with obstruction of justice for allegedly interfering with the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, according to court documents released Friday. Michael Riley, a USCP officer for more than 25 years, is accused of telling an unnamed person who was at the Capitol on…
US Capitol Police Arrest Man Who Parked Suspicious Vehicle Outside Supreme Court
WASHINGTON—U.S. Capitol Police said they extracted a man from a suspicious vehicle in front of the U.S. Supreme Court where the nine justices were hearing oral arguments on Tuesday. “The man is in custody. Everyone is safe,” police said. The department reported the investigation on Twitter and later added that an officer had extracted the…
Capitol Fencing to Go Back Up Ahead of Sept. 18 ‘Justice for J6’ Rally
Fencing will be re-erected around the U.S. Capitol this week as law enforcement officials prepare for a demonstration planned for Sept. 18. Matt Braynard, a former Trump campaign operative, is organizing the rally to call for the release of people who are not accused of carrying out violence on Jan. 6 during the Capitol breach but…
Capitol Police Officers Arrest Man With Machete Near Democratic National Committee Headquarters
A California man was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police officers in Washington on Monday. Officials said the man was taken into custody near the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters. He was identified as Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside. Craighead allegedly had multiple knives in his truck, including a machete, which is illegal to possess in…
Naming the Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Unarmed Jan. 6 Rioter Ashli Babbitt
Most police departments—including Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police—are required to release an officer’s name within days of a fatal shooting. Not the U.S. Capitol Police, which is controlled by Congress and answers only to Congress. It can keep the public in the dark about the identity and investigation of an officer involved in a shooting indefinitely….
Ashli Babbitt’s Family Sues to Learn Identity of Officer Who Shot Her
The Metropolitan Police Department is being sued by the family of Ashli Babbitt to learn the identity of the law enforcement officer who fatally shot her in Washington on Jan. 6. In a 7-page document filed this week in District of Columbia court, relative Aaron Babbitt asked a judge to compel the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD),…
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