Jan. 6 rioters accuse police of excessive force in class action lawsuit

Jan. 6 rioters seek millions in lawsuit accusing police of excessive force

A group of people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the federal government on Friday, alleging that police officers used excessive force to crack down on the riot. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Middle District of Florida’s Ocala Division, alleges that Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers…

Jan 6 rioters sue police who held off insurrectionist for millions

Participants of the January 6 riot at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., are reportedly suing the federal government for millions of dollars, citing emotional damages

J6er Who Threw Chairs At Police Alan E. Fischer Sues for ‘Emotional Distress’

Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images A man accused of throwing chairs at police outside the Capitol on January 6 filed a class action lawsuit seeking monetary damages over “physical and emotional injuries” caused by law enforcement. Alan E. Fischer III, along with two other plaintiffs and over forty demonstrators who added their names, filed the suit on Friday, accusing the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police of the District of …

Jan. 6 protesters seek millions in court for 'physical and emotional injuries'

Several people who were at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection are suing the police agencies that worked to defend the building that day.

This 'twisted' MAGA lawsuit is likely headed for a 'generous settlement'

On Friday, March 27, several people who were involved in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building filed a civil lawsuit against the U.S. Capitol Police and others in law enforcement. They are seeking millions of dollars in damages, claiming that they suffered "physical and emotional injuries" at the hands of police that day. MS NOW's Steve Benen examines the lawsuit in a March 31 opinion column, laying out some reasons why the "tw…

1/6 insurrectionists sue the Capitol Police

Apparently the Proud Boys wish to defund the police: Members of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are suing the federal government for tens of millions of dollars in damages, claiming that the “indiscriminate” use of force by police officers repelling the attack caused them physical and emotional injuries. The lawsuit, filed in Florida, takes aim at the conduct of Capitol Police and Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Departme…