Sections Section I -- What is the DSA? Section II -- DSA Doctrine and Ideology Section III -- Communist Alignment Analysis Section IV -- Prominent Members Section V -- Foreign Ties and Funding Section VI -- Statements Under the Legal Microscope Section VII -- Protests and Disorder Section VIII -- Assessment Appendix A -- References

Appendix A -- References

References follow APA 7th edition format. URLs are presented in plain text rather than as hyperlinks so the citation chain is independently verifiable from a printed copy.

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4. Anti-Defamation League. (2024). Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). adl.org. https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/democratic-socialists-america-dsa

5. Goldstein, D. (2018, June 27). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins New York primary. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/nyregion/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-wins-democratic-primary.html

6. Stein, J. (2019, March 10). AOC: Capitalism is irredeemable. The Hill. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/433394-ocasio-cortez-capitalism-is-irredeemable/

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8. Alemany, J., & Sonmez, F. (2023, November 7). House censures Rashida Tlaib over Israel-Hamas remarks. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/07/rashida-tlaib-censured-house-israel-palestine/

9. H.Res.845, 118th Cong. (2023). https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/845/text

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11. Muñoz Martínez, M. (2024, January 30). DOJ investigates Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign security funds. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/01/30/1227955574/cori-bush-investigation-security

12. Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969).

13. 18 U.S.C. § 2384. Seditious conspiracy.

14. 18 U.S.C. § 2385. Advocating overthrow of government (Smith Act).

15. Simons, J. (2024, May 1). New York arrests and violent attack in California as Gaza protests rage. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/1/new-york-arrests-violent-attack-in-california-as-gaza-campus-protests-rage

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17. NBC News. (2026, February). AOC Munich 2026 speech. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/munich-aoc-warns-democracies-must-deliver-working-class-stave-authorit-rcna258910

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