Judge Stops Cases Against Proud Boys Leaders
法官停止對 Proud Boys 領導人的起訴
Introduction
A judge in the US stopped the criminal cases against four leaders of the Proud Boys. This happened because the government and the President wanted to help them.
美國一名法官停止了針對四名 Proud Boys 領導人的刑事案件。這是因為政府和總統希望幫助他們。
Main Body
Four men had problems with the law. Their names are Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola. In 2025, President Donald Trump gave them a pardon. This means they do not have to go to prison.
四名男子涉嫌違法。他們的名字是 Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl 以及 Dominic Pezzola。2025 年，川普總統赦免了他們。這意味著他們不需要入獄。
These men were in a big fight at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. A jury said they broke the law. They hurt police officers and broke government things.
這些男子參與了 2021 年 1 月 6 日美國國會大廈的一場激烈衝突。陪審團認定他們違法。他們傷害了警察並破壞了政府財產。
Judge Timothy Kelly stopped the cases on July 10, 2026. He said the President has the power to stop these cases. The judge did not like the fight at the Capitol, but he must follow the law.
Timothy Kelly 法官於 2026 年 7 月 10 日停止了這些案件。他表示總統有權停止這些訴訟。法官雖然不認同國會大廈的衝突，但他必須遵守法律。
Conclusion
The cases are now finished. The government cannot start these cases again.
案件現已結束。政府不能重新啟動這些案件。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 STOP vs. FINISH
In this story, we see two ways to say something is over.
1. To Stop This is for an action or a process.
- "The judge stopped the cases."
- (The cases were moving, then they stopped).
2. To Finish This is for the end result.
- "The cases are now finished."
- (There is nothing left to do).
🕒 PAST TIME WORDS
To speak at an A2 level, you need to link people to dates. Notice how the text uses "In" for years:
- In 2025 President Trump gave a pardon.
- In 2021 They were in a fight.
Rule: Use In + Year to tell us when a big event happened.