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The Wall Street Journal - World
Supreme Court Rules Prosecutors Overreached in Jan. 6 Cases
The court limited the Justice Department’s ability to use an Enron-era obstruction of justice statute to prosecute some people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. -
CBS News - Top stories
Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction law used in Jan. 6 cases
The Supreme Court issued a consequential decision on Friday that could affect the prosecutions of more than 300 Jan. 6 cases, as well as the special counsel's case against former President Donald Trump. The justices said prosecutors went too far ... -
The Guardian - World
US supreme court ruling could make it harder to prosecute January 6 rioters – and Trump
Court rules prosecutors overstepped in bringing obstruction charges against Capitol rioters. Conservative bloc. Alito – Majority. Barrett – Minority. Gorsuch – Majority. Kavanaugh – Majority. Roberts – Majority. Thomas – Majority. Jackson – ...Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
US supreme court rules for January 6 rioter challenging obstruction charge – live
Justices voted 6-3 to weaken the statute used by January 6 prosecutors, which could possible affect hundreds of rioters’s convictions; Trump immunity case to be decided Monday as court announces that as last day of term. The supreme court has ... -
CBS News - Top stories
Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction charge used in Jan. 6 cases
The Supreme Court narrowed the Justice Department's use of a federal obstruction statute leveled against scores of people who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. -
CBS News - Top stories
Supreme Court limits use of obstruction charges in Jan. 6 cases
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday to limit the scope of obstruction charges that prosecutors have been using against Jan. 6 defendants, including Donald Trump. Norah O'Donnell anchored CBS News' special report on the decision. -
BBC News - Top stories
Supreme Court casts doubt on hundreds of Jan 6 cases
The court narrows the use of an obstruction charge brought against hundreds of people over the 2021 Capitol riot. -
The New York Times - Top stories
The Supreme Court Gives a Hand to Hundreds of Jan. 6 Rioters
The decision could also affect the indictment against Trump. -
NBC News - Politics
In Jan. 6 case, high court narrows scope of who can be charged with obstruction
The Supreme Court narrowed the scope of who can be charged with obstruction, ruling in the case of a Jan. 6 defendant that prosecutors went too far. It was one of several key cases the court decided, including a ruling that upholds laws that ban ...
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