WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court questioned a novel legal approach federal prosecutors used to charge hundreds of defendants who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, in a case ...
The US Supreme Court voiced concern about a criminal charge levied against hundreds of Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, as the justices weighed a case that could affect the election-interference ...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh called the obstruction law 'vague.' Justice Neil Gorsuch questioned whether a president could be charged for attending a 'mostly peaceful' protest at the Capitol despite ...
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments from an attorney representing a Jan. 6 defendant regarding one charge some believe was taken out of context. The charge “obstructing an official proceeding ...
FILE – Supporters of Donald Trump participate in a rally in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday, April 16, 2024, over the charge of obstruction of an ...
The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided Tuesday over whether prosecutors improperly stretched federal law to charge hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, a ...
Joseph Fischer, a former police officer, is asking the Supreme Court to invalidate an obstruction charge leveled against one-fourth of the Jan. 6 defendants. Two of four charges against Trump in ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.