January 6 Was a Riot. No Kings is an Insurrection

Suppose we begin with a simple legal question: what constitutes an insurrection? US federal law, under 18 U.S.C. §2383, defines insurrection as an organized, violent uprising against the authority of the United States or its laws. It is not mere protest. It is not riot, per se. It is a purposeful, coordinated attempt to defy or subvert the enforcement o…