7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol

[Peter_Morris]

Three years after the death of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt, her family has initiated a lawsuit for $30M claiming wrongful death.

I think this warrants a separate thread

Ashli Babbitt's family sues for wrongful death

Three years after the death of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt, her family has initiated a lawsuit for $30M claiming wrongful death. I don’t think this has a chance in a million of success. IANAL, but I understand there is a basic principle of law that says you can’t sue if you suffer an injury while committing a wrongful act. In the law of tort, the principle would prevent a criminal from bringing a claim against (for example) a fellow criminal. In National Coal Board v England,[5] Lord A…