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Conspiracy against rights is a federal offense in the United States of America under 18 U.S.C. § 241: . If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person [...] in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same;...
A crime of conspiracy against rights invokes Section 241 of Title 18 of US Code, among criminal codes that came from the Enforcement Acts, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Acts.
The former chief counsel for nominations to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) argued that James would be in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 241 — “conspiracy against rights” — if ...
This chapter deals with offenses involving civil rights. § 241. Conspiracy against rights § 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law § 243. Exclusion of jurors on account of race or color § 244. Discrimination against person wearing uniform of armed forces § 245. Federally protected activities § 246. Deprivation of relief benefits
Trump, 78, had been charged with conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy against rights and conspiracy to defraud ...
Justice Douglas reversed for a 5-3 majority. He held that the provisions of 207(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 making the remedies provided in Title II of the Act the exclusive means of enforcing rights based on such part do not preclude a criminal prosecution of the defendants under 18 USC 241, since the exclusive-remedy provision applies only to enforcement of substantive rights to ...
Federal statute 18 USC § 241 is a Civil War-era statute that makes it unlawful for two or more people to “conspire to injury, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person” in the free exercise ...
Case history; Prior: Williams v. United States, 179 F.2d 644 (5th Cir. 1950): Holding; An allegation where individuals acted under color of State law in an indictment under § 241 does not extend the protection of the section to rights that the US Constitution guarantees against only abridgment by the states.