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18 U.S.C. § 111 Protest-Related Convictions

Convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 111 in protest-related contexts, including requirements for prosecutors and penalty tiers.

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What elements must prosecutors prove to obtain a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 111 in protest-related cases?

To obtain a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 111 in a protest-related context, prosecutors must tie a defendant’s “forcible” acts—described in the statute as assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, int...