Washington —The fallout from theJan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitolwill land before the Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices convene to considerthe scope of a federal obstruction statuteused to prosecute those who breached the building, as well as former President Donald Trump. A...
But Fischer, one of the Jan. 6 rioters who allegedly assaulted a police officer, appealed to the Supreme Court. His lawyers argued that the statute — passed in the wake of the Enron accounting scandal — only concerns the type of document destruction that was at issue in that corporate mal...
Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.Jose Luis Magana/AP, FILE MORE: Some Jan. 6 rioters received improper sentence enhancements, appeals court rules Joseph Fischer was a participant in the "Save America...
The Supreme Court has restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting attempts in Colorado, Illinois, and Maine to hold the former Republican president accountable for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. (March 4) 2 of 7 | A unanimous Supreme Court ruling restored former P...
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.
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...
The Supreme Court on Friday limited the power of prosecutors to pursue obstruction charges against those who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, narrowing a law that could have tacked years onto the sentences of hundreds of defendants. The d...
As the Supreme Court limited obstruction charges against January 6 rioters on Friday, the Supreme Court still has to decide on former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity. The final opinions from the court will be released on Monday, including the immunity ruling. The case invo...
Earlier this year, in a case dealing with rioters on January 6, 2021,a 6-3 majority declined to read a “catch all” provisionof another law as granting sweeping power to prosecute members of the mob on obstruction charges. That’s because, like the Clean Water...
Idaho’s abortion law had an immediate effect on hospitals in the state. On January 5, the Supreme Court lifted an injunction so Idaho no longer had EMTALA protections for pregnancy complications. St. Luke’s, the state’s largest provider of emergency services, said in April it had to send...