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US supreme court skeptical of using obstruction law in January 6 cases
If court curtails use of statute in connection with Capitol riot it could eliminate two of the four charges against Donald Trump
The US supreme court expressed concern on Tuesday with prosecutors using an obstruction statute to charge hundreds of January 6 Capitol riot defendants, with the justices leaning towards a position that could jeopardize those prosecutions and the criminal case against Donald Trump.
The Trump case was not mentioned at the argument. But a decision curtailing the use of the obstruction statute in connection with the Capitol attack could eliminate two of the four charges against the former president.
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US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
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Will the Supreme Court rule that Donald Trump is above the law?
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