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What to know about the Jan. 6 obstruction case before the Supreme Court

Name: What to know about the Jan. 6 obstruction case before the Supreme Court
Uploaded: 2024-04-16T17:25:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 20 s
Description: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that may impact hundreds of Capitol riot defendants and former President Donald Trump. The justices are looking closer at the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to prosecute many Jan. 6 cases. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that may impact hundreds of Capitol riot defendants and former President Donald Trump. The justices are looking closer at the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to prosecute many Jan. 6 cases. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.