WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump. The justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp., must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents.
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- Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
Attorney General Merrick Garland says he's disappointed the Supreme Court has made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction.
07/1/2024 - 3:51 am | View Link - US Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction
The justices ruled 6-3 that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents.
06/28/2024 - 1:29 pm | View Link - Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge also faced by Trump
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge also faced by Trump ...
06/28/2024 - 3:53 am | View Link - Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge Trump also faces
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump. The justices ...
06/28/2024 - 3:52 am | View Link - Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge used in hundreds of prosecutions and also faced by former President Donald Trump.
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