August 28, 2024
A D.C. federal judge set a February date for Joseph Fischer's Jan. 6 Capitol attack trial, clearing the way for the former Pennsylvania cop to be tried by prosecutors after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the obstruction of Congress charge in his case.
May 23, 2023
A D.C. Circuit panel Tuesday unanimously rejected a request from three men to reconsider its 2-1 decision that reinstated obstruction of Congress charges against them for their suspected roles in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots, paving the way for a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
May 09, 2023
Federal prosecutors urged a D.C. Circuit panel Tuesday to reject a request from several accused Jan. 6, 2021, rioters to reconsider its splintered decision reinstating obstruction of Congress charges against them, claiming the three men are mischaracterizing the decision.
April 07, 2023
A splintered D.C. Circuit panel on Friday reinstated obstruction of Congress charges against three U.S. Capitol riot defendants, finding a lower court judge interpreted federal law too narrowly when he ruled the charge could only be brought in relation to actions taken toward a document or record.
December 12, 2022
A D.C. Circuit panel seemed skeptical Monday of three U.S. Capitol riot defendants' bid to uphold a lower court's dismissal of obstruction of Congress charges against them, with one judge criticizing the defendants' claim that the government's broad reading of the statute would extend to peaceful protesters or cases like the 2000 litigation over Florida's presidential election.
November 30, 2022
As the year winds down, circuit courts will hear argument on the kinds of crimes Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with, whether federal law unconstitutionally delegates power to a private entity, and whether a class can be certified even if some class members weren't actually injured.
September 15, 2022
Three U.S. Capitol riot defendants have urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold a lower court's rulings dismissing obstruction of Congress charges against them, contending that the U.S. Department of Justice is trying to improperly apply a prohibition on destroying documents to actions they took during the storming of the building.