The Supreme Court's ruling Friday narrowing a key obstruction statute used against more than 300 Jan. 6 defendants could affect dozens of cases brought by prosecutors. Jun 28, 2024, 12:49 PM Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction charge against Capitol rioters, Trump The Supreme Court on...
The Supreme Court weighs arguments over whether former President Donald Trump is disqualified from reclaiming the White House because of his efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election, ending with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Feb. 8) Published 7:00 PM GMT+8, ...
A former Virginia police officer on Wednesday became the first January 6 defendant to receive a reduced sentence after the Supreme Court narrowed the scope of an obstruction charge used against Jan. 6 rioters. The Supreme Court in June made it more difficult to charge the defendants with obstruct...
They contended the Jan. 6 riot wasn’t an insurrection and, even if it was, Trump did not go to the Capitol or join the rioters. The wording of the amendment also excludes the presidency and candidates running for president, they said. Even if all those arguments failed, they said,...
Both types of flags were carried by rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and have become associated with the "Stop the Steal" movement. Alitosaid in a letter to Durbin and Whitehousethat the flags were flown by his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, and said neither knew the...
The court is considering two major cases related to theJan. 6, 2021, attackby a mob of Trump supporters on the Capitol, including charges faced by the rioters and whether Trump has immunity from prosecution on election interference charges. ...
Both types of flags were carried by rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, but Alito has said he was not involved in the displays outside his homes. Instead, the justicetold congressional Democratsin May that his wife flew the two flags, and neither of them kn...
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6, 2021. But Roberts’ opinions offered only dry accounts of the events of Jan. 6, insisting the court “can not afford to fixate ... on present exigencies.” The court also overturned the Chevron decision, stripped the SEC of a major fraud-fighting tool and ...
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