- The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it will take up a challenge to an obstruction law used against scores of Jan. 6 rioters — and former President Trump — this term.
- Joseph Fischer, a former police officer accused of being a Jan. 6 rioter, petitioned the high court to eliminate one of the several counts he faces: obstruction of an official proceeding.
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Supreme Court To Consider Plea To Wipe Away Big J6 Charge Against Most, Trump
Jericho Steve, of Pennsylvania, a supporter of the January 6th defendants and former President Donald Trump, protests outside federal court, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Washington, where sentencing had been expected for members of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys, including former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and member Ethan Nordean who were convicted on charges of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack. The sentencing was rescheduled to Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
