Imprisoned Arkansas Jan. 6 defendant sees hope in Supreme Court ruling
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., praised the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday. Cotton led 22 of his congressional colleagues in filing an amicus brief opposing what they called the Department of Justice’s overreach in the Fischer case.
Arkansas groups not asking US Supreme Court to review ruling limiting scope of Voting Rights Act
Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lower court's ruling that civil rights groups say erodes the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court Sides With Jan. 6 Rioter in Obstruction Case
The case could have implications for former President Donald Trump, who is on trial for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Jan. 6 US Capitol attack: What the Supreme Court's ruling means for riot cases
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Friday that federal prosecutors erred in how they charged a man for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol began to take effect on some of the 249 people convicted of obstructing an official proceeding.
Supreme Court Says Prosecutors Overstepped With Jan. 6 Charge
The ruling that the Justice Department misused a 2002 law in charging a pro-Trump rioter who entered the Capitol could have an impact on hundreds of other cases, including one against Donald Trump.
Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged some Jan. 6 defendants
The statute is also the basis for one of the four obstruction counts brought against former President Donald Trump in the criminal case currently pending against him in federal court in Washington.
Supreme Court narrows obstruction charge for Jan. 6 defendants
The case of Fischer v. United States raised possible complications for Trump’s federal election interference prosecution.
Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 defendant in dispute over obstruction charge
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of former Pennsylvania police officer charged for his alleged participation in the U.S. Capitol attack.
Jan. 6 defendants from CT could get lighter sentences after Supreme Court ruling
The justices ruled 6-3 that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the Enron financial scandal, must include proof that defendants tried to tamper
Jan. 6th defendants handed Supreme Court win
The Supreme Court ruled the Department of Justice may have gone too far when it charged rioters with trying to obstruct an official proceeding.
Factbox-Where abortion could be on the ballot in the 2024 US elections
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Talk Business & Politics: Conversation with Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Talk Business & Politics host Roby Brock met with Sanders to talk about the accomplishments made during the special session.
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