Yale Law School graduate and Oath Keepers founder Stuart Rhodes was convicted this week of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6 storming of the United States Capitol. Reuters reports here that one of Rhodes’s codefendants was convicted of the same charge, while others were acquitted of that offense but convicted of obstructing an official proceeding. Both crimes carry statutory maximum penalties of up to 20 years in prison, but it remains to be seen what punishment the federal sentencing guidelines will recommend. Trials against additional Oath Keepers and Proud Boys are scheduled to begin soon. Keep reading for more news. Effort to infiltrate the Supreme Court. The New York Times podcast The Daily has an episode here entitled A Secret Campaign to Influence the Supreme Court. It reports on a long-running effort by a minister named Rob Schenck to recruit prominent conservative couples, encourage them to befriend conservative Supreme Court justices and their spouses, and radicalize the justices, all in the interest of promoting a pro-life agenda. Rev. Schenck has switched sides and is now a pro-choice progressive minister who has decided to disclose his past sneaky behavior to the Times. He claims that the peak achievement of his effort was learning the outcome of the Hobby Lobby case before the decision was released, though both the justice he claims leaked the information and the woman who he claims received the leak deny that it took place. All in all, an interesting listen. Speaking of podcasts . . [...]
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