Federal prosecutors have begun moving to drop charges accusing Jan. 6 defendants of obstructing Congress’s confirmation of the 2020 presidential election results, offering new plea deals after the Supreme Court last month restricted the government’s use of that count.

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Justice Department drops some January 6 obstruction charges and retools plea deals after Supreme Court ruling

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Weeks after the Supreme Court narrowed how the Justice Department can pursue obstruction charges against January 6 rioters, federal prosecutors are beginning to offer retooled plea deals or drop that specific charge against members of the mob that attacked the US Capitol. These developments are slowly trickling out in court filings, as prosecutors make clear that they plan to continue holding the rioters account…

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The Supreme Court’s June ruling narrowing use of an obstruction charge for Jan. 6 defendants is leading to misdemeanor plea deals for some Capitol riot defendants.

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Federal prosecutors have moved to drop charges for some Jan. 6 rioters accused of attempting to obstruct the certification of the 2020 election results following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing how the government can use the count. Since the justices ruled 6-3 that the government overreached in its sweeping prosecution of the Capitol attack, the…

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Prosecutors dropping some Jan. 6 obstruction charges after Supreme Court ruling

In the wake of a crucial Supreme Court decision, U.S. prosecutors have started dropping obstruction charges against defendants alleged to have been involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Government prosecutors informed defendants and the judge overseeing the defendants’ cases that it will drop charges brought under federal law Section 1512(c)(2) in light of the ruling from the nation’s top court, according to a July 15 filing.…

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Federal Prosecutors Start Dropping Jan. 6 Obstruction Charges After Supreme Court Ruling

Weeks after the Supreme Court narrowed how the Justice Department can pursue obstruction charges against Jan. 6 rioters, federal prosecutors are beginning to offer retooled plea deals to rioters.

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"Federal prosecutors have begun moving to drop charges accusing Jan. 6 defendants of obstructing Congress’s confirmation of the 2020 presidential election results, offering new plea deals after the Supreme Court last month restricted the government’s use of that count," the Washington Post repor

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