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US prosecutors retool January 6 plea deals after supreme court ruling – report

Rightwing-dominated court narrowed how prosecutors can charge rioters with obstructing an official proceeding

The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2024

US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charges, siding with Jan. 6 rioters

The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that had enabled prosecutors to pursue charges of obstruction against defendants in the January 6, 2021 Capitol siege. The high court's new ruling could have implications for the federal criminal case against former president Donald Trump related to the…

France 24 · Jun 28, 2024

Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces

The Supreme Court has made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024

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Jan 6 rioter who threatened Capitol officer with Confederate flag is jailed for three years

A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the US Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison

A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Man who stormed U.S. Capitol with Confederate flag-wielding father gets 2 years in prison

The pair were among the first to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Axios · Oct 25, 2022

Man who stormed Capitol with dad gets 2 years in prison

A Delaware man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with his Confederate flag-toting father has been sentenced to two years behind bars

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

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Confederate flag-wielding father and son found guilty for role in Capitol insurrection

They were part of the mob that chased Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman after breaking into the building, prosecutors said.

Axios · Jun 16, 2022

Confederate flag-toting man, son convicted in Capitol riot

A federal judge has convicted a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol together to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Judge to decide trial for Confederate flag-toting dad, son

Prosecutors have urged a federal judge to convict a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of storming the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Capitol officer Eugene Goodman testifies for first time about Jan 6 attack: ‘Like something out of medieval times’

Officer who steered rioters away from members of Congress describes confrontation with violent mob

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Man who carried Confederate flag into Capitol heads to trial

A federal trial is scheduled to start on Monday for a father and son from Delaware charged with storming the U.S. Capitol together

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

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