"The court's decision today affirms what our clients alleged in this lawsuit: that Donald Trump is an insurrectionist who disqualified himself from office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment based on his role in the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and that Secretary Griswold must keep h...
400 defendants charged for their illegal actions on January 6 will not be affected by this decision.” Only 24% of Jan. 6 defendants were charged with the offense being considered in this case, and none wereonlycharged with that crime. And asa new analysis by Just Securitynotes,...
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...
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...
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...
DISTRICT COURT DECISION The 2020 Rule was quickly challenged in US District Courts in California, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. In January 2021, President Joseph Biden issued EO 13,990, titled “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle th...
[01:17.60]that led to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. [01:24.44]Colorado's highest state court decided [01:27.76]that Trump incited the January 6 attack. [01:32.24]It also ruled that Section 3 of the...
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 ...
TheSupreme Court ruled Mondaythat Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took in the waning days of his presidency in a decision that will likely further delay a trial on thefederal election subversioncharges pending against him. In the most closely ...
, are unprecedented and raise serious and substantial concerns,"the Court wrote. "Because the Court of Appeals concluded that President Trump’s claims would have failed even if he were the incumbent, his status as a former President necessarily made no difference to the court’s decision."...