Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Jan. 6 ‘Parading’ Conviction

Questions also remain about the future treatment of January 6 defendants should Donald Trump return to office. He has previously indicated a willingness to pardon many participants, while stopping short of offering blanket clemency.

Nearly 600 defendants still face charges related to assaulting or impeding law enforcement officers, and arrests continue. The longest sentences to date have been imposed on figures such as Stewart Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio, both convicted of seditious conspiracy for organizing the attack, despite not personally entering the Capitol during the violence. Continue reading…