Here are a few of them that I have in my notes:
11) Washington D.C. - Karen Bass et al. Incitement Suit for Jan. 6 Capitol Attack. Thompson v. Trump, No. 21-cv-00400 (D.D.C. filed Feb. 16, 2021).
Plaintiff: Rep. Karen R. Bass, Rep. Stephen I. Cohen, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Henry C. Johnson, Jr., Rep. Marcia C. Kaptur, Rep. Barbara J. Lee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Maxine Waters, and Rep. Bonnie M. Watson Coleman, represented by the NAACP.
Case Summary: On Feb. 16, 2021, Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson sued former President Trump & Rudy Giuliani along with two right-wing militia groups known as the Proud Boys & the Oath Keepers, for violating the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1985(1). In the complaint, Thompson alleges that Trump violated the Ku Klux Klan Act by inciting the rioters with the intent to prevent Members of Congress from discharging their official duties of the timely approval of the Electoral College vote. He argues that after Trump’s loss in the November 2020 election, the then-President set out on a campaign to mobilize his supporters, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. It portrays Trump’s rhetoric on the morning of Jan. 6 as a call to arms & as intended to prevent the certification of the election.
Case Status: On Apr. 7, 2021, ten additional members of Congress joined the lawsuit as plaintiffs. The defendants then moved to dismiss on May 26. In Trump’s motion, he argued (i) that he has absolute immunity because he was acting as president; (ii) that even if he did not have absolute immunity, the Westfall Act shields him from any personal liability; (iii) that members of Congress cannot sue under the KKK Act; and (iv) that his speech was protected by the First Amendment. As of September 2021, the court has not ruled on the motions.
Update-1: On July 21, 2021, Rep. Thompson announced that he would withdraw from the lawsuit to avoid any conflict with the Jan. 6 House Select Committee, which Thompson is chairing. The other plaintiffs–all members of Congress who are not on the Committee–confirmed that they would continue the lawsuit.
Update-2: Judge Mehta–who is also presiding over the Swalwell & Blassingame Jan. 6 suits–scheduled a combined oral argument for Jan. 10, 2022, for all three cases.
Update-3: On Feb. 18, 2022, the district court denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the § 1985 claim against him.
Update-4: On Mar. 18, 2022, Trump appealed the district court’s ruling to the D.C. Circuit. The D.C. Circuit consolidated the appeal with those in the Swalwell & Blassingame Jan. 6 suits.
Update-5: Trump filed his appeal brief on July 27, 2022. He challenged only the district court’s ruling that he lacked absolute presidential immunity, arguing that his speech surrounding Jan. 6 fell within his official presidential duties.
12) Washington DC - Capitol Police Suit for Jan. 6 Riots. Blassingame v. Trump, No. 21-cv-00858 (D.D.C. filed Mar. 30, 2021). Plaintiff: James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, two Capitol police officers.
Case Summary: On Mar. 30, 2021, two Capitol Police Officers sued Donald Trump for injuries they sustained during the Jan. 6 riots in DC. The officers–James Blassingame & Sidney Hemby–say they were maced with bear spray, attacked with fists & flagpoles, and even crushed against a door as they tried to protect the Capitol from pro-Trump intruders. Much like the other Jan. 6 suits against Trump, the officers pin their injuries on Trump’s incendiary rhetoric before & during violence. Both allege that Trump directed the rioters to assault them, aided the rioters in committing those assaults, and negligently incited the riot in violation of DC’s public safety codes. Blassingame also accuses Trump of directing intentional infliction of emotional distress, pointing to the racial slurs & taunts that the intruders allegedly hurled at him during the violence.
Case Status: The officers filed their suit in DC federal court on Mar. 30, 2021. On Apr. 28, 2021, the plaintiffs added two new conspiracy claims against Trump, one based on the KKK Act & the other on common law conspiracy. They allege that Trump illegally conspired with the Proud Boys & the Oath Keepers to storm the Capitol, which in turn caused the plaintiffs’ injuries.
Update-1: Donald Trump filed a motion to dismiss on June 24, 2021. He repeated many of the arguments from his motions to dismiss in the Bass & Swalwell suits, including absolute presidential immunity, freedom of speech & preclusion based on Trump’s impeachment acquittal.
Update-2: Judge Mehta–who is also presiding over the Bass & Swalwell Jan. 6 suits–scheduled a combined oral argument for Jan. 10, 2022, for all three cases.
Update-3: On Feb. 18, 2022, the district court denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the claims under § 1985, assault, and negligence per se. The court granted Trump’s motion to dismiss the emotional distress, punitive damages, and civil conspiracy claims.
Update-4: On Mar. 18, 2022, Trump appealed the district court’s ruling to the D.C. Circuit. The D.C. Circuit consolidated the appeal with those in the Swalwell & Bass Jan. 6 suits.
Update-5: Trump filed his appeal brief on July 27, 2022. He challenged only the district court’s ruling that he lacked absolute presidential immunity, arguing that his speech surrounding Jan. 6 fell within his official presidential duties.
13) Washington D.C. - Second Capitol Police Suit over the Jan. 6 Riots. Smith v. Trump, No. 21-cv-02265 (D.D.C. filed Aug. 26, 2021). Plaintiff: Seven Capitol Police officers. Case # 21-cv-2265
Case Summary: On Aug. 26, 2021, a second group of Capitol Police officers filed suit over injuries they suffered while defending the Capitol on Jan. 6. The officers allege that Trump and his co-defendants–including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers–conspired to incite a riot and attack the Capitol, leaving the officers physically and emotionally injured. Like the other Jan. 6 lawsuits against Trump, the complaint asserts that Trump violated the KKK Act by conspiring to instigate the riots. The complaint also alleges that unnamed defendants–listed as “John Does” who carried out the attack–physically assaulted the officers at Trump’s provocation, which could make Trump liable for the officers’ injuries. The plaintiffs also add in a unique claim not found in other Jan. 6 lawsuits against Trump: that the defendants violated the DC Bias-Related Crimes Act, a local hate-crime statute. According to the complaint, the defendants were motivated by political bias against the Democratic Party when they instigated and executed the Capitol attack.
Case Status: The officers filed their suit in DC federal court on Aug 26, 2021.
Update-1: Donald Trump filed a motion to dismiss on Nov. 12, 2021. Much like in the other Jan. 6 suits, Trump argued that his speech was constitutionally protected by presidential immunity, the First Amendment, and preclusion as a result of the impeachment acquittal.
Update-2: On Dec. 5, 2021, the plaintiffs amended their complaint to add an eighth officer as a plaintiff and to add a pro-Trump PAC as an additional defendant. The court ruled that the defendants could file new motions to dismiss against this amended complaint, due by Dec. 23, 2021.
Update-3: Trump filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on Jan. 31, 2022. He once again argued that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim and that Trump’s speech was protected by absolute immunity and the First Amendment.
Update-4: The district court denied Trump’s motion to dismiss on Jan. 26, 2023.
Update-5: Status conference on 1/11/24 @ 5pm, telephone/VTC hearing. Judge Amit P. Mehta presiding.
14) Washington D.C. - Third Capitol Police Suit over the Jan. 6 Riots. Moore v. Trump, No. 22-cv-00010 (D.D.C. filed Jan. 4, 2022). Plaintiff: Marcus J. Moore, US Capitol Police Officer.
Case Summary: On Jan. 4, 2022, a third suit was filed by a Capitol Police officer alleging that physical & emotional injuries he suffered were caused by Trump’s inciting the Jan. 6 riot. The complaint alleges that Trump directed, aided & abetted, and conspired to incite the riot. The officer seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
The officer claims that the actions, tweets & comments made by Trump prior, during, and after the insurrection resulted in actual physical injuries as rioters struck him & attacked him with physical objects & chemical agents. Like other Jan. 6 lawsuits, the officer claims Trump violated the KKK Act as Trump conspired to attack the Capitol with his followers. The officer, like earlier lawsuits, further cited violations of the D.C. Code for inciting a riot and disorderly conduct.
Case Status: The officer filed his suit in DC District Court on January 4, 2022.
*January 6th, Lawsuits and Investigations - 9
Now I have to find this article that I read about these with more updates...
