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Reason Roundup

42 People Now Face Federal Charges for the Capitol Riot

Plus: Happy birthday to Wikipedia, Airbnb's pandemic rebound, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.15.2021 9:30 AM

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Sedition

Reviving Sedition Prosecutions Would Be a Tragic Mistake

The ugly history of sedition trials

David Beito | 1.13.2021 1:55 PM

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Capitol Riot

Sedition Charges Are Almost Always a Terrible Idea

Laws against sedition have historically been used by insecure officials to punish critics.

J.D. Tuccille | 1.11.2021 10:45 AM

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Capitol Riot

Pelosi Says Congress Is 'Prepared' To Impeach Trump Again Unless Pence Invokes 25th Amendment

In a Thursday afternoon announcement, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) said Trump committed "an act of sedition" by inciting a riot on Wednesday afternoon.

Eric Boehm | 1.7.2021 3:30 PM

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Free Press

The Revolution in Freedoms of Press and Speech

Jacob Sullum | 11.13.2020 6:30 AM

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George Floyd

Attorney General Bill Barr Encourages Federal Prosecutors To Charge Violent Protesters With Sedition

The Wall Street Journal reports that Barr told prosecutors to pursue federal charges, including sedition charges, whenever possible.

Christian Britschgi | 9.16.2020 6:00 PM

Iran

Preparations for Presidential Election in Iran Begin with Media Crackdown, Claims of Sedition

The Islamic republic is neither Islamic nor a Republic, the dissident Ayatollah Montazeri declared in 2009.

Ed Krayewski | 1.28.2013 5:33 PM

India

India May Drop Sedition Charges Against Cartoonist

The arrest has prompted big backlash

Reason Staff | 9.11.2012 5:30 PM

India

Indian Cartoonist Jailed for Sedition

Drawings satirized nation's corrupt politics

Reason Staff | 9.10.2012 7:30 PM

India

India Charges Cartoonist With Sedition Over Anti-Corruption Doodle

The world's largest democracy still has a lot to learn

Reason Staff | 9.10.2012 8:37 AM

Censorship

The War on Sedition

"Anglosphere" allies crack down on speech in the name of fighting terror.

Matt Welch | 2.1.2006 12:00 AM

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