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Thompson v. Trump

Thompson v. Trump is an ongoing federal civil case filed in February 2021 on behalf of U.S. House Representative Bennie Thompson against former U.S. president Donald Trump. The lawsuit claims that Trump and others conspired to incite the January 6 United States Capitol attack. In February 2022, District of Columbia U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled that presidential immunity did not shield Trump from the lawsuit. In March 2022, Trump appealed Mehta's ruling to the U.S. District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals. In December 2023, the Court of Appeals upheld Mehta's ruling.

Thompson v. Trump
CourtUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
Full case nameBennie G. Thompson, et al v. Donald J. Trump et al
Citation(s)No. 1:21-cv-00400
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingAmit Mehta

Background edit

On February 16, 2021, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Thompson against former President Donald Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.[1] The lawsuit centered around the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act, designed to protect members of Congress from violent conspiracies that interfere with their official Congressional duties.[2] In an interview with The Guardian, NAACP President Derrick Johnson stated that the "former administration and Giuliani sought to disqualify our votes" and accused Trump of "operating under a white supremacist doctrine that was a derived [sic] from days of the Confederacy".[3]

On April 7, 2021, ten more Representatives joined the suit as plaintiffs. They were Steve Cohen, Karen Bass, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Veronica Escobar, Hank Johnson, Marcy Kaptur, Barbara Lee, Jerry Nadler, Pramila Jayapal, and Maxine Waters.[4] In July 2021, Representative Thompson withdrew from the suit to avoid any conflict with the January 6 House Select Committee (which he chaired), while the other plaintiffs, who were not on the Committee, moved forward.[5]

Judge Mehta consolidated Thompson v. Trump with two other suits before him—Swalwell v. Trump (brought by Representative Eric Swalwell) and Blassingame v. Trump (brought by two U.S. Capitol Police officers)—to consider whether Trump and the other defendants were immune from liability. The defendants had requested immunity on the grounds of the First Amendment, and those who were elected officials also claimed immunity based on that status. Mehta ruled in February 2022 that presidential immunity did not shield Trump from the lawsuits.[6] Trump then appealed the consolidated cases to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in March 2022, claiming absolute immunity.[7][8][5]

In December 2023, the Court of Appeals (with judges Gregory G. Katsas, Judith W. Rogers, and Sri Srinivasan presiding) upheld Mehta's ruling that Trump was not immune because Trump was acting "as an office-seeker not office-holder" due to his speech on January 6 being a campaign event, and as such, did not fall within the "outer perimeter" standard established in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982).[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Karni, Annie (February 16, 2021). "N.A.A.C.P. Sues Trump and Giuliani Over Election Fight and Jan. 6 Riot". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ King, Maya (February 16, 2021). "NAACP sues Trump and Giuliani after Jan. 6 riots". Politico. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Evelyn, Kenya (February 26, 2021). "We're suing to hold Trump accountable for 'treasonous acts', NAACP chief says". The Guardian. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Schneider, Jessica (April 7, 2021). "Ten more members of Congress join lawsuit against Trump and Giuliani | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Mihm, Karl; Apkon, Jacob; Venkatachalam, Sruthi (January 30, 2023). "Litigation Tracker: Pending Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump". Just Security. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Tau, Byron (February 18, 2022). "Judge Allows Lawsuits to Proceed Against Donald Trump, Militia Groups in Jan 6. Lawsuit". The Wall Street Journal. News Corp. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Cheney, Kyle; Gerstein, Josh (November 27, 2023). "Bid to hold Trump accountable for Jan. 6 violence stalls at appeals court". Politico. Axel Springer SE. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Barber, C. Ryan (March 2, 2023). "Trump Can Be Sued Over Role in Jan. 6 Attack, Justice Department Says". The Wall Street Journal. News Corp. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  9. ^ 87 F.4th 1 D.C. Cir. 2023
  10. ^ https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/A3464AEB2C1CB89985258A7800537E73/$file/22-5069-2029472.pdf
  11. ^ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-caDC-22-05069/pdf/USCOURTS-caDC-22-05069-0.pdf
  12. ^ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.38510/gov.uscourts.cadc.38510.2029472.0.pdf
  13. ^ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.38510/gov.uscourts.cadc.38510.1208575879.0_2.pdf
  14. ^ Polantz, Katelyn; Lybrand, Holmes (December 1, 2023). "Trump doesn't have presidential immunity from lawsuits over January 6, appeals court rules". CNN. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Weiner, Rachel; Hsu, Spencer S. (December 1, 2023). "Trump can be held civilly liable in Jan. 6 riot, judges rule". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731 (1982)

External links edit

  • Case docket for Thompson v. Trump, 1:21-cv-00400, (D.D.C.) at CourtListener.
  • Case docket for James Blassingame v. Donald Trump, 22-5069, (D.C. Cir.) at CourtListener. Appeal to the U.S. District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in Thompson v. Trump was consolidated with Blassingame v. Trump, 1:21-cv-00858 (D.D.C.) and Swalwell v. Trump, 1:21-cv-00586 (D.D.C.).

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Thompson v Trump is an ongoing federal civil case filed in February 2021 on behalf of U S House Representative Bennie Thompson against former U S president Donald Trump The lawsuit claims that Trump and others conspired to incite the January 6 United States Capitol attack In February 2022 District of Columbia U S District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled that presidential immunity did not shield Trump from the lawsuit In March 2022 Trump appealed Mehta s ruling to the U S District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals In December 2023 the Court of Appeals upheld Mehta s ruling Thompson v TrumpCourtUnited States District Court for the District of ColumbiaFull case nameBennie G Thompson et al v Donald J Trump et alCitation s No 1 21 cv 00400Court membershipJudge s sittingAmit Mehta Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBackground editOn February 16 2021 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP filed a lawsuit on behalf of Thompson against former President Donald Trump Rudolph Giuliani the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers 1 The lawsuit centered around the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act designed to protect members of Congress from violent conspiracies that interfere with their official Congressional duties 2 In an interview with The Guardian NAACP President Derrick Johnson stated that the former administration and Giuliani sought to disqualify our votes and accused Trump of operating under a white supremacist doctrine that was a derived sic from days of the Confederacy 3 On April 7 2021 ten more Representatives joined the suit as plaintiffs They were Steve Cohen Karen Bass Bonnie Watson Coleman Veronica Escobar Hank Johnson Marcy Kaptur Barbara Lee Jerry Nadler Pramila Jayapal and Maxine Waters 4 In July 2021 Representative Thompson withdrew from the suit to avoid any conflict with the January 6 House Select Committee which he chaired while the other plaintiffs who were not on the Committee moved forward 5 Judge Mehta consolidated Thompson v Trump with two other suits before him Swalwell v Trump brought by Representative Eric Swalwell and Blassingame v Trump brought by two U S Capitol Police officers to consider whether Trump and the other defendants were immune from liability The defendants had requested immunity on the grounds of the First Amendment and those who were elected officials also claimed immunity based on that status Mehta ruled in February 2022 that presidential immunity did not shield Trump from the lawsuits 6 Trump then appealed the consolidated cases to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in March 2022 claiming absolute immunity 7 8 5 In December 2023 the Court of Appeals with judges Gregory G Katsas Judith W Rogers and Sri Srinivasan presiding upheld Mehta s ruling that Trump was not immune because Trump was acting as an office seeker not office holder due to his speech on January 6 being a campaign event and as such did not fall within the outer perimeter standard established in Nixon v Fitzgerald 1982 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 See also edit2024 presidential eligibility of Donald Trump Federal prosecution of Donald Trump election obstruction case Trump v Anderson 2024 United States free speech exceptionsReferences edit Karni Annie February 16 2021 N A A C P Sues Trump and Giuliani Over Election Fight and Jan 6 Riot The New York Times Retrieved January 30 2024 King Maya February 16 2021 NAACP sues Trump and Giuliani after Jan 6 riots Politico Retrieved October 1 2022 Evelyn Kenya February 26 2021 We re suing to hold Trump accountable for treasonous acts NAACP chief says The Guardian Retrieved March 1 2021 Schneider Jessica April 7 2021 Ten more members of Congress join lawsuit against Trump and Giuliani CNN Politics CNN Retrieved March 26 2024 a b c Mihm Karl Apkon Jacob Venkatachalam Sruthi January 30 2023 Litigation Tracker Pending Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump Just Security Retrieved January 8 2024 Tau Byron February 18 2022 Judge Allows Lawsuits to Proceed Against Donald Trump Militia Groups in Jan 6 Lawsuit The Wall Street Journal News Corp Retrieved October 5 2023 Cheney Kyle Gerstein Josh November 27 2023 Bid to hold Trump accountable for Jan 6 violence stalls at appeals court Politico Axel Springer SE Retrieved November 29 2023 Barber C Ryan March 2 2023 Trump Can Be Sued Over Role in Jan 6 Attack Justice Department Says The Wall Street Journal News Corp Retrieved October 5 2023 87 F 4th 1 D C Cir 2023 https www cadc uscourts gov internet opinions nsf A3464AEB2C1CB89985258A7800537E73 file 22 5069 2029472 pdf https www govinfo gov content pkg USCOURTS caDC 22 05069 pdf USCOURTS caDC 22 05069 0 pdf https storage courtlistener com recap gov uscourts cadc 38510 gov uscourts cadc 38510 2029472 0 pdf https storage courtlistener com recap gov uscourts cadc 38510 gov uscourts cadc 38510 1208575879 0 2 pdf Polantz Katelyn Lybrand Holmes December 1 2023 Trump doesn t have presidential immunity from lawsuits over January 6 appeals court rules CNN Retrieved December 1 2023 Weiner Rachel Hsu Spencer S December 1 2023 Trump can be held civilly liable in Jan 6 riot judges rule The Washington Post Retrieved December 1 2023 Nixon v Fitzgerald 457 U S 731 1982 External links editCase docket for Thompson v Trump 1 21 cv 00400 D D C at CourtListener Case docket for James Blassingame v Donald Trump 22 5069 D C Cir at CourtListener Appeal to the U S District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in Thompson v Trump was consolidated with Blassingame v Trump 1 21 cv 00858 D D C and Swalwell v Trump 1 21 cv 00586 D D C Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thompson v Trump amp oldid 1224020063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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