Justices Cast Doubt on Capitol Rioter Obstruction Charges

“The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the legality of obstruction charges lodged against some 300 rioters arrested for breaking into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“The court’s conservatives questioned whether the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which was aimed at corporate accounting fraud, can be used more broadly to prosecute those who obstruct ‘any official proceeding,’ including Congress’ 2021 certification of President Biden’s election victory.”