WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday limited a federal obstruction law that has been used to charge hundreds of Capitol riot defendants as well as former President Donald Trump.
The justices ruled 6-3 that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents.
More than a dozen people with ties to Southern California have been convicted for their roles in the Capitol siege, including some on obstruction charges.
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 U.S. Supreme Court raised the legal bar for prosecutors pursuing obstruction charges against defendants involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol in a ruling on Friday with potential implications for the federal criminal case…
A new national assessment of police departments around the U.S., which takes a look at how police officers sworn to protect and serve are performing in the community, gave D.C. police high marks.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Former US President, and Republican challenger in the 2024 US Presidential elections, Donald Trump has refused to take any responsibility for the January 6 attack on the US Capitol,…
A North Carolina man was sentenced to prison for assaulting police officers with a flag pole in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building. According to the U.S. Justice Department, 61-year-old Anthony Mastanduno was sentenced to…
A federal judge handed a two-year prison sentence Thursday to a Manteno man who admitted shoving a police officer and throwing a metal travel mug at a police line during the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot but has since allegedly quibbled…
Former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, winner of a record 23 gold medals for Team USA, testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday evening over failures by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to properly enforce doping violations.
U.S. Olympic champion swimmers Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt blasted the World Anti-Doping Agency, just weeks before the 2024 Paris Olympics, during testimony Tuesday on Capitol Hill.