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Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Jan. 6 defendants with obstruction
Case: Fischer v. United States
How the justices ruled and what it means: The Supreme Court has made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction — a charge that was also brought against former President Donald Trump following the events of Jan. 6, 2021. In a 6-3 vote, the court ruled because there was no proof the rioters tried to tamper with or destroy documents, they did not qualify for the obstruction charge.
This is the first time the justices weighed in on the events associated with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
More than 750 people have been sentenced for their involvement in the Jan 6. riots. Out of that number, around 50 were convicted with obstruction as the only felony count, which means they will likely be most affected by the ruling.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito declined to recuse himself from this case and former president Trump’s presidential immunity case tied to Jan. 6 after Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin called on him to do so following reports that flags were flown at his homes that symbolized support for Trump’s challenge to the 2020 election.
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