Several January 6 rioters have been granted early release from their sentences as they await a Supreme Court review on the legality of a specific federal charge used against them. This review could potentially lead to their return to prison pending the court's decision, expected in the summer.
The legal issue revolves around how January 6 prosecutors differentiated between obstructing an official proceeding of Congress and misdemeanor offenses like shouting to disrupt a congressional hearing. If the Supreme Court rules against the prosecutors for misusing criminal statutes, it could impact more than 350 January 6 defendants' convictions and sentences.
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