Station Selected:
In the immediate aftermath of the selection of a Speaker of the House of Representatives in the new 118th Congress, a reflection on why the diverse responsibilities and professional operation of government, including the leadership of it, is critically important to the Constitutional legitimacy and vitality of our nation. And, two years after the attempted insurrection and violent riot at the United States Congress, a summary of those law enforcement officers, government officials, and other “extraordinary” Americans who not only defended the Republic on January 6, 2021, but also acted boldly and courageously to ensure that the voices and forces of anarchy do not overtake and supplant our democratic institutions—as recognized by the President at the White House.
In much related legal reporting on the assault, the federal criminal sentencing of another major defendant for his violent acts at the Capitol; the start of a another civil lawsuit against the former President (and two others) for causing the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick; the selection of a jury in the criminal trial of the leader of and lieutenants in the Proud Boys for their violent seditious conspiracy; and the anticipated start of the Congressional contempt trial of Peter Navarro for failing to comply with the subpoena of the House Select Committee.
In other important judicial proceedings of the week, a review and interpretation of the law enforcement affidavit outlining some aspects of the state criminal case against Bryan Kohberger, charged with the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students; the charging of two defendants for their physical assaults on critical power stations in Tacoma, Washington on Christmas Day; and the sentencing of William “Rick” Singer in Boston for his role in the so-called “Varsity Blues” scandal, through which parents paid him to secure the fraudulent entrance of their college age children into prestigious universities. And finally, in anticipation of more discussion of major decisions forthcoming from the United States Supreme Court in mid-2023, a brief review of the oral argument calendar of the Justices in the coming work week of the federal judiciary.
