The Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of a January 6 Capitol riot participant who challenged his criminal conviction for obstruction.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot who was challenging his conviction for a federal 'obstruction' crime. The ruling reverses a lower court decision and returns the case to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, who will have the opportunity to reassess the case with Friday's ruling in mind.
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar took a slew of tough questions from the justices during oral arguments in April. At one point, Justice Neil Gorsuch questioned whether, under the government’s argument, heckling at the State of the Union address or the recent incident of Rep. Jaamal Bowman, D-N.Y., pulling a fire alarm and diverting a House vote would constitute 'obstruction.
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