Shortly after Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building, the University of Notre Dame’s Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy established the January 6th, 2025, Project, which includes 10 Notre Dame faculty who are preeminent scholars of democracy.
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Johns Hopkins Experts Available to Discuss Jan. 6 Attack Anniversary
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Johns Hopkins University experts are available to discuss the long-term implications of the attack, particularly on democracy. Available experts include: Benjamin Ginsberg, David Bernstein Professor of…
Johns Hopkins Experts Available to Discuss Jan. 6 Committee Hearings
Tonight, the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack will hold the first of a series of public hearings to present its findings. Johns Hopkins University faculty are available to offer insight and perspective on the hearings. Available…
New Report Offers Detailed Analysis of Capitol Hill Siege
A report released today by the George Washington University Program on Extremism reveals new information about the 257 people charged in federal court for playing a role in the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol.
GW’s Program on Extremism Tracking Criminal Cases Linked to the Attack on Capitol Hill
The George Washington University Program on Extremism has launched a project that is tracking individuals charged with crimes related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Threats to lawmakers make conviction of Trump a real possibility, Tulane legal scholar says
Whether President Donald Trump is convicted for incitement of insurrection and ultimately disqualified from ever running for office again will largely depend on how House managers approach the trial, a Tulane University constitutional law expert says. “House managers can help…
Emergency preparedness experts from Arizona State University weigh in on the future state of domestic terrorism
In the wake of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to adjust its security approach ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The…