The news that theSupreme Court ruled Friday in favor of a Jan. 6 defendant’s bidto narrow the scope ofa charge against him and other riotershas been treated in some quarters as a breakthrough for them — and forformer president Donald Trump. But that reaction is misguided. Yes, the cou...
Supreme Court rules on Jan. 6 obstruction case A 6-3 majority could potentially upend hundreds of January 6th prosecutions. June 29, 2024 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Coldest air in two years for the East, historic winter storm along the Gulf Coast Live The Second ...
The case is the first in which the Supreme Court has been tasked with tackling the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack head-on, and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who argued on behalf of the government, repeatedly sought to remind the justices of the unprecedented nature of the events...
"The Supreme Court had the opportunity in this case to exonerate Trump, and they chose not to do so. Every court — or decision-making body — that has substantively examined the issue has determined that January 6th was an insurrection and that Donald Trump incited it. That remains true t...
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Published June 30, 2022 at 6:17 PM The U.S. midterm elections are just over four months away.And, a host of factors will play a key role in determining the future of U.S. President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. Among them, the January Sixth hearings into former President Donald ...
The Supreme Court said it will hear a court fight involving a federal obstruction law that has been used to prosecute scores of Jan. 6 defendants.
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 decision marks the first time a court has found former President Donald Trump to be ineligible to return to the White House due to his conduct surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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. ...