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18 U.S.C. § 2384

Seditious conspiracy

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If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 74 cases (24 in the last 5 years), 1951–2026 · leading case: Higazy v. Templeton, 505 F.3d 161 (2d Cir. 2007).
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Higazy v. Templeton, 505 F.3d 161 (2d Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “§ 1962 ); and seditious conspiracy to levy war against the United States ( 18 U.S.C. § 2384 )." Later that day, Higazy was brought before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Rakoff, J.”
United States v. Rahman, 189 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 1999). · cites it 7× “Seditious Conspiracy Statute and the Treason Clause Defendant Nosair (joined by other defendants) contends that his conviction for seditious conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2384 , was illegal because it failed to satisfy the requirements of the Treason Clause of the U.”
Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Org., 835 F.3d 317 (2d Cir. 2016). “”); see also 18 U.S.C. § 2384 (a) (providing for nationwide service of process and venue under the ATA); Sokolow, 2011 WL 1345086 , at *2.”
United States v. Khan, 461 F.3d 477 (4th Cir. 2006). · cites it 6× “§§ 371 , 2390; (2) one count of conspiracy to levy war against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2384 ; (3) one count of conspiracy to contribute services to the Taliban in violation of 50 U.”
United States v. Burson Augustin, 661 F.3d 1105 (11th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “1 Additionally, Batiste was convicted of conspiracy to levy war against the Government of the United States and to oppose by force the authority thereof in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2384 . Appellants now appeal their convictions, raising six issues.”
United States v. Stone, 608 F.3d 939 (6th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “In the original indictment, [1] defendants were charged with seditious conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2384 (count one), attempt to use weapons of mass destruction in violation of 18 U.”
Dennis v. United States, 341 U.S. 494 (1951). · cites it 2× “[1] 18 U. S. C. § 2384 provides: "If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to…”
J. Gary Shaw v. Fed. Bureau of Investigation, 749 F.2d 58 (D.C. Cir. 1984). · cites it 2× “§ 2383 (1982), seditious conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 2384 , and advocating the overthrow of the government, 18 U.”
United States v. Osama Awadallah, 436 F.3d 125 (2d Cir. 2006). “§ 844 , and seditious conspiracy to levy war against the United States, see 18 U.S.C. § 2384 . 4 . Awadallah, born in Venezuela and raised in Jordan, is a lawful permanent resident of the United States and a citizen of Jordan, having moved to this country around 1999.”
United States v. Al Bahlul, 820 F. Supp. 2d 1141 (M.C. 2011). · cites it 2× “In 1996, Sheik Omar Amad Ali Abdel Rahman ("Rahman") was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2384 (conspiracy to advance the forceful overthrow of the U.”
United States v. Alejandrina Torres, 751 F.2d 875 (7th Cir. 1985). “A federal grand jury indicted the four defendants, who are members of the FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña), on charges of seditious conspiracy ( 18 U.S.C. § 2384 ) and related weapons and explosives violations.”
United States v. Raymond Luc Levasseur, A/K/A John, Jack, Jake & George, United States v. Raymond Luc Levasseur, Etc., 846 F.2d 786 (1st Cir. 1988). “Among them, the indictment alleged violations of New York’s arson laws based on the very same conduct which had underlain the federal bombing prosecution in the Eastern District of New York, including the “open counts.”
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