DOJ Turns To Once Rarely Used Law To Charge Protesters

Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Conrad Wilson

Published May 21, 2021 at 7:19 AM EDT

Racial justice protestors and many who stormed the U.S. Capitol are being charged with civil disorder, a Civil Rights era law that has exploded in use over the last year.

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