Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction charge used in Jan. 6 cases

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a former Pennsylvania police officer who was charged with obstructing an official proceeding after he entered the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and narrowed the Justice Department’s use of a federal obstruction statute leveled against scores of people who breached the building

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron, Dealing Major Blow to Federal Agency Power

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a 1984 precedent that had given deference to government agencies in interpreting laws they administer, handing a defeat to President Joe Biden’s administration. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of fishing companies that challenged a government-run program partly funded by industry that monitored overfishing of herring off New

Supreme Court Rules for Jan. 6 Defendant Who Challenged Obstruction Charge

Prosecutors laid charges under an evidence-tampering provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act aimed at curbing wrongdoing on Wall Street. The Supreme Court ruled on June 28 in favor of Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Fischer, a former police officer charged under an accounting reform law after he entered the U.S. Capitol for four minutes on Jan. 6,

Biden’s Campaign Co-chair Says It’s ‘Not Likely’ President Will Step Down

A top official in President Biden’s reelection campaign reacted to questions about Thursday’s performance. A co-chairman of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign says it’s unlikely that the president will be replaced by another Democrat after Thursday night’s debate performance. Mitch Landrieu, national co-chair of the Biden Campaign, told CNN, “I don’t think that you can