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The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Justice Department overstepped in charging hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters with the crime of “obstruction of an official proceeding.” The decision could force prosecutors to reconsider some of its pending cases against rioters. In a ideologically mixed 6-3 vote, the court ruled …

In another lie-filled presidential debate performance, Donald Trump repeated baseless claims that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was actually the person responsible for the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol following his election loss. When asked by CNN host and debate moderator Jake Tapper what he would say to “those …

Actor Jay Johnston can’t point to method acting as his justification for participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, so instead he will plead guilty. Ryan Reilly of NBC News reported on Monday that the former Bob’s Burgers cast member, who was charged with felony obstruction of officers during civil …

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has refused to meet with lawmakers regarding their concerns over Justice Samuel Alito’s ability to impartially judge Jan. 6 cases. In a short letter responding to Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), majority whip and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), chair …

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has finally responded to concerns about his ability to remain impartial in cases related to efforts to subvert the 2020 election. His answer is a firm refusal to recuse himself. Earlier this month, The New York Times reported that Alito has flown at least two …

Two top Democratic senators have sent a letter to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts requesting to meet with him “as soon as possible” and urging him to “immediately take appropriate steps to ensure that Justice Alito will recuse himself in any cases related to the 2020 presidential election and …

Picture two protests involving the American flag. In one of them, a star NFL quarterback kneels during the singing of the national anthem. The reason? To call attention to the true, real plight of Black Americans whose lives seem not to matter as much as white ones — part of …

The crisis of confidence and partisan influence over the Supreme Court isn’t going away any time soon. According to a Thursday report from The New York Times, in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, neighbors of the Supreme Court judge noticed that the American flag outside of his …

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon’s bid to avoid prison time over his defiance of a congressional subpoena has been rejected by D.C.’s Circuit Court of Appeals. On Friday, the court ruled that Bannon’s conviction stands, and rejected arguments from the far-right media personality that he did not “willfully” flout …

If Donald Trump had gotten his way, he would have spent Jan. 6, 2021, looking upon his supporters as they stormed into the Capitol building. During his first political rally since his hush-money trial began, when he wasn’t recapping the chaos of abortion rights post-Roe v. Wade to the crowd …