Suspected White Nationalist Rioter Freed on Bond
A California man with alleged ties to a white nationalist group that incited riots across the state last year was released on bond Friday.
Read moreriots
White Nationalist Pleads Guilty in California Rioting Plot
A 22-year-old California man accused of being a member of a “combat-ready” white nationalist group pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday in connection to a violent brawl at a 2017 political protest in which several people were attacked.
Read moreFederal Judge Denies Bail to White Nationalist Riot Suspect
A man arrested for his alleged ties to a California white nationalist group that incited riots across the state last year was denied bail by a federal judge on Friday.
Read moreWhite Nationalists Accused of Violence Appear in Court
Three members of a California white nationalist group appeared in Los Angeles federal court on Wednesday after the FBI arrested them for organizing and participating in riots across the state.
Read moreFirst Arrests Made in ‘Proud Boy’ Riot Outside NY GOP Club
New York City police arrested two members of the far-right Proud Boys on Friday, a week after videos captured members of the group beating up protesters outside the official Manhattan club of the Republican Party.
Read moreFour White Racists Arrested on Riot Charges
Four members of a white supremacist group were arrested Tuesday and federally charged with conspiracy and rioting during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.
Read moreSixth Circuit Upholds Interview Ban for Inmates After Riot
Journalists and a group of Ohio inmates who led a riot at Lucasville Prison failed to persuade the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday to strike down a policy forbidding in-person interviews.
Read moreSixth Circuit Clears Trump in Suit Over Rally Violence
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against President Donald Trump by a group of protesters forcibly removed from a Kentucky campaign rally, finding that Trump’s call to “get ‘em out of here” did not rise to the level of inciting a riot.
Read moreJournalists Ask Panel to Revive Claims Over Prison Riot
Several members of the news media, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter, argued before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday in hopes of reviving their constitutional claims against the Ohio Department of Correction, which blocked interviews with inmates involved in the 1993 Lucasville prison riot for over 20 years.
Read moreInjured Protesters Take on President Trump in Sixth Circuit
Protesters who say they were attacked by audience members and tossed out of a Donald Trump campaign rally in Kentucky argued Wednesday before the Sixth Circuit to have their claims against the president proceed.
Read moreJudge Tosses Injury Case Stemming From Charlottesville Riot
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, its police officers, and state police stemming from a white supremacist last summer, finding the claims made by the plaintiffs were barred by qualified immunity.
Read moreThree Bikers Charged With Murder in Waco Shootout
A Texas grand jury indicted three members of the Bandidos motorcycle gang on murder charges Wednesday for their alleged role in a deadly 2015 restaurant shootout with rival Cossacks and police that killed nine and injured 20.
Read more7 Inmates Dead, 17 Injured in South Carolina Prison Fighting
An hourslong bloody prison riot left seven inmates dead and 17 others seriously injured Monday before authorities regained control at the maximum-security facility with a history of violence.
Read moreRap Group Blamed for Riot at Delayed NY Concert
A concertgoer who claims he was attacked during a 2015 performance by rap trio Migos filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the rappers of inciting a violent riot by agitating fans with their late arrival and encouraging fights.
Read moreRiot Charges Dropped Against 129 Inauguration Day Protesters
Federal prosecutors said Thursday they will drop charges against 129 of 188 people who were accused of felony rioting after President Donald Trump’s inauguration last year.
Read moreGerman Police Stage Raids in Probe of G20 Summit Violence
German police have searched the apartments of 22 people suspected of involvement in the rioting that accompanied the Group of 20 leaders’ summit in Hamburg in July.
Read moreFeds Push for Facebook Data on Inauguration Protests
Attorneys haggled Friday in the D.C. Superior Court over whether the government should be allowed to proceed with search warrants for Facebook accounts associated with Inauguration Day protests, and if so, what information it should be allowed to access.
Read moreFeds Say Demand for Inauguration Day Protest Info Is Narrow Enough
Federal prosecutors seeking to make a web hosting company comply with a search warrant that could implicate the IP addresses of 1.3 million visitors to an anti-Trump website promised a D.C. court on Monday the request “is singularly focused on criminal activity.”
Read moreProtester Gets Prison Time for Inauguration Day Violence
A Florida man who incited a riot in Washington during the inauguration of President Donald Trump received a four-month prison sentence Friday.
Read more