Supreme Court rules for Jan. 6 defendant

Justices rule for Jan. 6 defendant - SCOTUSblog

The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the charges against a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, ...

Supreme Court Rules for January 6 Rioter in Obstruction of Justice ...

About a quarter of the defendants charged with crimes related to their participation in the January 6 riot have been charged with obstruction, ...

Supreme Court rules for Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction charge

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former police officer who is seeking to throw out an obstruction charge for joining the Capitol riot ...

Supreme Court limits a legal tool the DOJ has used to prosecute Jan ...

The justices narrowed an obstruction law that prosecutors have deployed against some of the most violent January 6 defendants. NPR justice ...

Supreme Court limits obstruction charges against January 6 rioters

Today's ruling: The Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Justice Department overstepped by bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of ...

U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obstruction law helps cases of Jan. 6 ...

The ruling throws into question the cases of potentially hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants who faced the same charge as well as a portion of Department of Justice ...

Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction charge against Capitol ...

The decision is a partial victory for Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Fischer. ... The Supreme Court ruled in favor of former Pennsylvania police officer ...

Supreme Court rules for Jan. 6 defendant, upending obstruction cases

Federal prosecutors improperly charged a Jan. 6 defendant with obstruction, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday, a decision that will likely upend many cases ...

Supreme Court Says Prosecutors Overstepped With Jan. 6 Charge

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that federal prosecutors had improperly used an obstruction law to prosecute some members of the pro-Trump mob that stormed ...

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged some Jan. 6 ...

The US Supreme Court limited which defendants accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot can be charged by federal prosecutors for obstructing Congress.

US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charge against Trump ...

US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charge against Trump, Jan. 6 rioters · Decision is 6-3, written by Chief Justice Roberts · Ruling ...

Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on hundreds of Jan 6 cases - BBC

The case was brought to the Supreme Court by Joseph Fischer, a former police officer from Pennsylvania who attended Trump's rally in Washington ...

Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction ...

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a January 6 rioter who was seeking to throw out an obstruction charge for joining in on the Capitol ...

Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol rioters, Trump with ...

The justices ruled 6-3 that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought ...

Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 rioters in obstruction case

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that an obstruction law used to charge scores of Jan. 6 rioters and former President Trump was improperly applied.

Prosecutors Find Way Around Supreme Court's Jan. 6 Ruling

In June, the Supreme Court ruled that obstruction of an official proceeding only applies when a defendant attempted to or successfully "impaired ...

Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan 6 rioter challenging obstruction ...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules for Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction charge, limiting obstruction charges in the Jan. 6 case. It's a ...

Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction charge levied against Jan ...

6 defendants, including Trump ... Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a former Pennsylvania police officer who was charged ...

Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 Capitol riot participant who ...

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot who challenged his conviction for a federal "obstruction" crime.

Jan. 6 Rioters to Mount Challenges After High Court Ruling (2)

6 defendant Luke Bender's case to be sent back down from the appeals court for resentencing. If the obstruction felony is vacated, Bender, who ...