Supreme Court to Hear Jan. 6 Appeal That Could Impact Trump Case

Published on April 16, 2024

[epoch_component type=”live_update” section_title=”What to Know” update_time=”2024-04-16T08:44″ inline_authors=”171952″ update_source=”” pinned=”true”] The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could affect the prosecution of many Jan. 6 defendants—including former President Donald Trump. Ex-police officer Joseph Fischer has been charged with, among other things, obstruction of an official proceeding in connection with the Capitol breach. That charge was initially dismissed by a district court judge, but the ruling was later reversed by a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court will weigh whether the appeals court erred in that reversal....

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