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Supreme Court limits obstruction charges against January 6 rioters

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Originally Published: 28 JUN 24 10:49 ET

Updated: 28 JUN 24 10:51 ET

By John Fritze, CNN

(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Justice Department overstepped by charging hundreds of people who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, with obstruction in a decision that could force prosecutors to reopen some of those cases.

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