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Proud Boys

A member of the Proud Boys wears a tactical vest with the group's insignia on the back. | Gaspard Le Dem/Sipa USA/Newscom

January 6

Prosecutors Appeal Proud Boys' Prison Sentences Over January 6 Riot

Prosecutors asked for longer prison sentences at trial and now seem to be trying again.

Joe Lancaster | 10.17.2023 2:40 PM

Enrique Tarrio | Pedro Portal/TNS/Newscom

January 6

Do the Proud Boys Deserve To Be in Prison Forever?

Plus: A listener question concerning porn verification laws.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, C.J. Ciaramella, and Joe Lancaster | 9.5.2023 4:28 PM

Joe Biggs, Proud Boys | Diego Diaz/Icon Sportswire DFP

January 6

Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison Over January 6 Riot

Civil libertarians should decry the tendency to round everything up to terrorism.

Robby Soave | 8.31.2023 5:20 PM

Violent pro-Trump protesters clash with law enforcement on the steps of the Capitol, January 6, 2021. | Brian Branch Price/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Criminal Justice

Punishing Rioters Is Wise. Bogus 'Seditious Conspiracy' Charges Are Not.

Politics ruin everything, including the criminal justice system.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.8.2023 7:00 AM

Do seditious conspiracy convictions show the Capitol riot was "premeditated" and "not spontaneous"? | Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/Newscom

Criminal Justice

Do These Seditious Conspiracy Convictions Prove the Capitol Riot 'Was Not Spontaneous'?

A jury convicted members of the Proud Boys without evidence of an explicit plot, let alone one that most of the rioters were trying to execute.

Jacob Sullum | 5.5.2023 3:30 PM

Three Proud Boys members, including head Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, in Washington, D.C. | Carol Guzy/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

January 6

'Seditious Conspiracy' Charges for Proud Boys Taint January 6 Prosecutions

Normal criminal law covers the alleged acts without politicizing proceedings.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.8.2022 7:00 AM

Portland Protest | Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA/Newscom

Protests

Proud Boys and Antifa Playact Protest in Portland

“It was healthy discourse in a controlled environment,” said one Proud Boy. But was it?

Nancy Rommelmann | 8.19.2019 1:30 PM

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