Ahead of the court’s decision, some worried that the justices could nonetheless severely limit this subset of Jan. 6 prosecutions, striking the most serious charge with the longest prison sentence, and dramatically narrow Trump’s case as well. That did not happen — and the court’s interpr...
Hernandez said she is hopeful the Supreme Court will side with Fischer and the decision will favorably impact her client. As for the impact on Trump's case, Eliason said he believes the obstruction-related counts against Trump will withstand any Supreme Court decision, in part because his alleg...
The decision marks the first time a court has found former President Donald Trump to be ineligible to return to the White House due to his conduct surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The question of whether the former president and leading Republican candidate in 2024 criminally interfered with the peaceful transition of power is surpassingly important. That is precisely why the justices must promptly deny his petition to review the lower court’s decision. E...
MORE: Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction charge against Capitol rioters, Trump "Today's decision will most significantly impact a narrow band of cases: those where the only felony for which a defendant was convicted and sentenced was 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2)," the off...
A "general phrase is controlled and defined by reference to the terms that precede it," Roberts said of the court's precedent, nodding to references about documents and records. "What happened on January 6 was very, very serious. But we need to find out ...
The Supreme Court decided to leave a Pennsylvania law in place banning the carry of firearms in public for people under 21, according to court orders released Tuesday. The decision sends the case back down to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to be reconsidered, with the Supreme Court declini...
The Supreme Court on Friday limited the power of prosecutors to pursue obstruction charges against those who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, narrowing a law that could have tacked years onto the sentences of hundreds of defendants. The ...
In the most closely watched case before the Supreme Court this year, therulingrejects a decision from a federal appeals court in February that found Trump enjoyed no immunity for alleged crimes he committed during his presidency to reverse the 2020 election results. The Supreme Court’s decision ...
The Supreme CourtWednesday denied former President Donald Trump's request for a court order to prevent the disclosure of privileged records to theHouseSelect Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol. The Court noted that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, wh...