Defining Sedition under the Trump Presidency

Sedition is defined as "conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch." Throughout the Trump presidency, the word "sedition" has been used by both parties to describe various actions alleged to have crossed a legal line. For instance, Attorney General Barr suggested to prosecutors to file sedition charges against protesters in wake of protests across the country. On January 6, 2021, Pro-Trump protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were in the process of certifying Electoral College votes in favor of President Elect-Biden. So are any of these actions considered seditious? And if so, what is being done about it? On Lawyer 2 Lawyer , host Craig Williams is joined by constitutional law professor Carlton Larson from UC Davis School of Law, as they talk about sedition as it applies to the actions of the current administration, identify the legal line between sedition and free speech, and define what is and isn't sedition. Special thanks to our sponsor, LEX Reception . Discussed in this episode: On Treason: A Citizen's Guide to the Law The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution

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Defining Sedition under the Trump Presidency is an episode from Lawyer 2 Lawyer - Law News and Legal Topics by Legal Talk Network.

This episode is 26:56 long.

This episode was published on Jan 8, 2021.

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