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Over 300 Jan. 6 riot convictions now in peril after Supreme Court rules on obstruction charge
The Independent· 4 days agoFederal prosecutors invoked a law that is usually reserved in white-collar crimes, as they relate to...
Supreme Court rules against Jan 6 riot obstruction charges
BBC News· 4 days agoFederal prosecutors were wrong to use an obstruction law to charge hundreds of January 6 rioters,...
Supreme Court Rules Prosecutors Overreached in Jan. 6 Cases
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe court limited the Justice Department’s ability to use an Enron-era obstruction of justice...
Top US court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction
Shropshire Star· 4 days agoThe justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in...
Highlights of the Supreme Court Ruling on Obstruction Charge in Jan. 6 Case
New York Times· 4 days agoIt could also have an effect on part of the federal case against former President Donald J. Trump...
US Supreme Court boosts Jan. 6 rioter's bid to challenge obstruction charge
Reuters· 4 days agoThe U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Friday to a Pennsylvania man who challenged an obstruction...
Supreme Court Upends Hundreds of Capitol Riot Cases
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoThe Supreme Court has upended hundreds of prosecutions related to the Capitol riot—including one of former President Donald Trump’s criminal cases—by...
SCOTUS sides with Jan. 6 defendant on obstruction charge challenge, affecting 3 in SC
The Post and Courier· 4 days agoThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled with a Capitol riot defendant in saying the government's charge of...
Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 rioters in obstruction case
The Hill via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoThe Supreme Court ruled Friday that an obstruction law used to charge scores of Jan. 6 rioters and...
Supreme Court Backs Jan. 6 Defendant, Curbing Use of Enron Law
Bloomberg· 4 days agoHave a confidential tip for our reporters? The US Supreme Court sided with a Jan. 6 Capitol riot...