Supreme Court Signals It May Rule in Favor of January 6 Defendant – With Implications for the Trump Prosecution

United States Supreme Court - SCOTUS Makes It Harder for Non-Citizens to Fight Deportation – New York Criminal Caselaw Roundup with Michael J. Alber March 2, 2021

Washington D.C. – April 16, 2024 – A deeply divided Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pivotal case that could affect hundreds of individuals charged in the January 6, 2021 Capital case linked to supporters of Donald Trump. The defendant in that case, Joseph Fischer, is challenging the Government’s application of the obstruction law used to charge the January 6 defendants, claiming it is being improperly applied by Federal prosecutors.

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