Federal Court Rejects Free Speech Appeal From Jan. 6 Convict

A federal court on April 9 rejected an appeal from a man convicted over the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. John Nassif had argued one of the laws he was convicted of violating was unconstitutionally overbroad and vague. The law prohibits “parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.” Mr. Nassif, who both parties agree went inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 but did not carry out any violent acts, told the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia that the law “is overbroad because it prohibits a substantial amount of constitutionally protected speech” in the Capitol, despite some Capitol buildings containing portions open to the public....