The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a case that could invalidate felony charges for more than 300 individuals connected to the Capitol riot -- including Donald Trump.
The three defendants appealed the D.C. Circuit's decision to the Supreme Court, raising the question of whether their alleged conduct on Jan. 6 falls within the scope of the obstruction statute. Each, however, has different reasoning as to why their alleged acts are not covered by the law....
The Supreme Court said in December it would take up the case, and its decision to do so reverberated swiftly. Some defendants who were convicted of violating the obstruction statute but not yet sentencedsought to pause their proceedingsuntil the justices rule, likely by the...
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...
The voters who challenged Trump say his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol makes him ineligible under that "insurrection ban." The Supreme Court often takes a few months to craft opinions - and usually hands down its biggest cases at the end of its term in June. ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surprise Supreme Court ruling on Thursday has handed Democrats a potential boost in the 2024 congressional race by calling into question the constitutionality of Republican-drawn electoral districts throughout the U.S. South. In the 5-4 decision, the court ru...
M. Todd Mobley
[04:08.04]had ruled earlier that Trump could be put on trial [04:12.44]for trying to undo the 2020 elections [04:16.64]and actions leading to the January 6 attack. [04:22.28]But the nation's highest court agreed ...
Washington —The Supreme Court on Wednesdayspurned a request from former President Donald Trump to block the release of documents from the Trump White House to the House select committee investigating theJanuary 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. ...
Uribe's lawyer had asked a judge to free him while the case continues, but the judge said last month she could not rule on the motion until the Supreme Court, which was previously in charge of the case, determined whether she had authority in the decision. "The ...