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 Justice Department appealed Nichols' ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which ruled against Fischer in a divided decision last year. In thelead opinion, Judge Florence Pan acknowledged that outside of the Jan. 6 cases, there was no precedent for u...
Reporters and commentators alike dropped all pretense ofobjectivity Friday to celebrate the news...Adams, Becket
The Supreme Court's decision finding the government cannot prohibit the carrying of firearms in public for self defense was its most significant ruling involving the Second Amendment in more than a decade, and it could be years before the justices are asked to answer what is a "sensitive"...
SCOTUS rejects Mark Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case into federal court The Supreme Court has rejected a request from former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election interference case from state court into federal court....
The Supreme Court ruled in June that in charging Jan. 6 defendants, the DOJ had interpreted too broadly a statute that carries up to 20 years in prison for anyone who corruptly “obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding.” Since the Fischer v. United States ruling, around 60...
Despite running a successful business, the Ketchums' lives remain perilously dependant on the Supreme Court ruling. W. Blake Gray·Last updated 11-Jan-2019 © Wine-Searcher | The Ketchums outside their Kimbrough Wines & Spirits store. ...
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case gave Trump thegift he dreamed of— significantly postponing his Jan. 6-related trial. Recall, as well, that the court originally waited for the D.C. Circuit’s ruling,when it could have takenthe case back in December. The delay,...
The “Court has (yet again) rewritten — in order to weaken — a statute that stands as a monument to America’s greatness, and protects against its basest impulses,” Kagan wrote. Electoral consequences The Brnovich ruling means Arizona’s voting restrictions stand. It also gives other states...
The nine justices, three liberal and six conservative, all agreed with the ruling. By deciding that states lack the authority to remove Trump from the ballot due to his involvement in the events preceding the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, the Supreme Court delivered a significant victory to...