Highlights from Supreme Court arguments over key charge for Jan. 6 rioters

The case could directly impact Trump’s federal trial in D.C. for allegedly trying to remain in power after his 2020 defeat; if the justices rule broadly against the government, he could move to have those charges dropped.

The court’s ruling, likely to land in late June, has the potential to undo the convictions and sentences of those who have gone to trial or pleaded guilty, and upend the charges still pending for many more.

Three Jan. 6 defendants have had their sentences reduced ahead of a decision in this case by the Supreme Court.