the court charted a middle path between the government’s and Fischer’s views, ruling that 1512(c) covers some — but not all — conduct that obstructs an official proceeding. In other words, the court did not adopt the government’s position, which it said would “criminalize a broad ...
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...
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed to review the district court's ruling, andheld argumentsin the case earlier this month. The justices weighed whether the events of Jan. 6 could be considered an "insurrection," and, if so, one that Trump "engaged in." They also considered whether the presi...
January 6 Defendant Receives First Reduced Sentence After Supreme Court Ruling September 5, 2024Just the News 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 again...
which treat conflicting lower court rulings as the most compelling reason for intervention, that alone is sufficient reason for the Supreme Court to deny review. And after last week’s oral arguments in the Colorado ballot case, the Supreme Court need not worry about appeari...
Statement by President Joe Biden on Supreme Court Ruling on Guns I am deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s ruling inNew York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.Since 1911, the State of New York has required individuals who would like to carry a concealed weapon in public to ...
The court could uphold lower court rulings that affirmed the government's broad interpretation of the law, or it could narrow the obstruction statute in some way or otherwise make clear it doesn't apply to the circumstances of Jan. 6. ...
Today’s ruling: The Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Justice Department overstepped by bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of people who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, prompting at least some of those cases to be reopened. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion...
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 Court’s action tonight is a victory for the rule of law and American democracy," Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said in a statement on the ruling. "The Select Committee has already begun to receive records that the former ...