insurrectionist
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In Jefferson’s mind Henry was a lazy lightweight, Hamilton a monarchist and a coward, Burr an insurrectionist and Marshall an implacable foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He argued they were necessary to combat what he described as “violent, insurrectionist mobs” as protests broke out in the city against federal immigration raids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
The case marked the first time the Supreme Court addressed the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist ban.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2024
His lawyers claimed he was "not an insurrectionist" and requested that he serve no jail time.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
Clarkson, who seems to have been the meekest and most patient of men, was stigmatized as an insurrectionist.
From An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans by Lydia Maria Francis Child
