Court fight to protect racial justice protesters could benefit US Capitol attackers

By Conrad Wilson (OPB)
May 6, 2021 12 p.m. Updated: May 7, 2021 3:47 p.m.

In the last 12 months, the U.S. Justice Department turned to civil disorder charges more than 125 times, indicting both racial justice protesters and people who attacked the U.S. Capitol.