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The Supreme Court Gives a Hand to Hundreds of Jan. 6 Rioters
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NBC News - Top stories
Supreme Court rules for Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction charge
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former police officer who is seeking to throw out an obstruction charge for joining the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, in a ruling that could benefit former President Donald Trump. -
NBC News - Politics
Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction charge
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a January 6 rioter who was seeking to throw out an obstruction charge for joining in on the Capitol riot. NBC News' Laura Jarrett has details on the ruling and how it could potentially benefit former ... -
The Hill - Politics
Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 rioters in obstruction case
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that an obstruction law used to charge scores of Jan. 6 rioters and former President Trump was improperly applied, spelling trouble for the Justice Department’s far-reaching prosecution of the Capitol attack. The ... -
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. -
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. -
NBC News - Politics
Supreme Court's Jan. 6 ruling expected to ripple through rioters' cases but not necessarily Trump's
The ruling triggered activity in other Capitol rioters' cases to revisit the obstruction charge, but it's unlikely to derail Trump's election interference case.Donald Trump -
ABC News - Top stories
Supreme Court gives Trump some immunity in Jan. 6 case but not for 'unofficial' acts
The Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated ruling in Donald Trump's appeal for presidential immunity from charges related to his efforts to overturn election loss.Donald Trump -
Financial Times - Business
US Supreme Court narrows law used in hundreds of January 6 cases
Obstruction charge was interpreted too broadly, court rules -
The New York Times - Top stories
Supreme Court Says Prosecutors Overstepped With Jan. 6 Charge
The ruling that the Justice Department misused a 2002 law in charging a pro-Trump rioter who entered the Capitol could have an impact on hundreds of other cases, including one against Donald Trump.
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Trump Immunity Ruling Slows Jan. 6 Case but Opens Door to Airing of Evidence
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