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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. -
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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 ... -
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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. -
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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. -
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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 ... -
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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. -
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Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction charge against Capitol rioters, Trump
The Supreme Court on Friday limited the scope of a felony obstruction charge used against Capitol rioters and Donald Trump.Donald Trump -
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Changes coming in Jan. 6 cases after Supreme Court ruling on obstruction charge
Judges are now scheduling changes in multiple cases involving Capitol rioters following the Supreme Court's ruling that narrowed the scope of the obstruction law used to prosecute some Jan. 6 defendants. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott ... -
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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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