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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 ruled in favor of a man who challenged an obstruction charge brought against him concerning the January 6 2021 attack on the Capitol, in a ruling that has potential implications for Donald Trump.
The justices ruled 6-3 to throw out a lower court’s decision that had allowed a charge of corruptly obstructing an official proceeding against defendant Joseph Fischer, a former Pennsylvania police officer. The justice directed the lower court to reconsider the matter.
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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. -
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 Guardian - World
US supreme court ruling could make it harder to prosecute January 6 rioters – and Trump
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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 ... -
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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 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 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 -
Financial Times - Business
US Supreme Court narrows law used in hundreds of January 6 cases
Obstruction charge was interpreted too broadly, court rules
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