On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said that it will hear arguments in an appeal case regarding three defendants accused of obstruction of an official proceeding in relation to January 6, 2021, a case in which a Supreme Court ruling could overturn charges for hundreds of people, including 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump.
The nine-justice high court will review an appellate ruling made in April that revived the charges against three defendants, according to the Associated Press. The charge is one of four brought forth against Trump by special counsel Jack Smith in the 2020 election case. Trump was also charged with conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.
The court will hear arguments in March or April, with a decision being expected by early summer.
More than 300 defendants have faced the charge, which carries up to 20 years behind bars. At least 152 people have been convicted of the charge or pleaded guilty to it, and at least 108 have been sentenced.
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