US supreme court rules on three major cases; Trump immunity ruling expected Monday – as it happened
by LĂ©onie Chao-Fong from US news | The Guardian on (#6NVJ9)
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- Court decision on January 6 case
- Court decision on Chevron case
- Court decision on punishing unhoused people for sleeping outside
The supreme court has ruled in favor of a man who challenged an obstruction charge brought against him concerning the January 6 2021 attack on the Capitol, in a ruling that has potential implications for Donald Trump.
The justices ruled 6-3 to throw out a lower court's decision that had allowed a charge of corruptly obstructing an official proceeding against defendant Joseph Fischer, a former Pennsylvania police officer. The justice directed the lower court to reconsider the matter.
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