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The Supreme Court rules that a former Pennsylvania police officer involved in the January 6th Capitol riot was improperly charged with obstruction. The decision, passed with a 6-3 majority, clarifies that the government's broad application of a 2002 law concerning obstruction does not apply in this case.
The officer in question, whose name has not been disclosed, was initially charged under a statute designed to address obstruction of justice. The law, enacted in 2002, is primarily intended to cover actions that impede official proceedings. However, the Supreme Court. . .
