Eirik Cheverud

Eirik Cheverud is a local attorney and member of the DC Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. 

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The most recent indictment collectively charged over 200 people with felony rioting, felony incitement to riot, conspiracy to riot, and five property-damage crimes — all from broken windows. Each defendant is facing over 60 years in prison. Views
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Punishing Dissent in the Age of Trump: What’s in a Riot?
On the morning of President Trump’s Inauguration, police trapped and arrested over 230 people. Some were anti-Trump demonstrators; some were not. The next day, federal prosecutors charged them all with “felony rioting,” a nonexistent crime in DC. The prosecution then launched a sweeping...
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