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

DOJ drops some Jan. 6 obstruction charges, retools plea deals 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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(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 accountable within the constraint…

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…

Federal prosecutors move to drop obstruction charge against some January 6th defendants after Supreme Court ruling

In the wake of the high court's decision, defendants could seek to have their convictions, sentences, or plea deals on the count vacated.

Federal Prosecutors Start Dropping 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.…

Federal Prosecutors Start Dropping 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) […]