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Supreme Court ruling could affect a handful of Illinoisans charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol
![A ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday that makes it harder to charge Jan. 6 defendants with obstruction could affect some of the more than four dozen Illinoisans charged so far. A ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday that makes it harder to charge Jan. 6 defendants with obstruction could affect some of the more than four dozen Illinoisans charged so far.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/07/14/GEKRVK7NU5FHTDARSIAXAB4XT4.jpg?w=535)
A ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday that makes it harder to charge Jan. 6 defendants with obstruction could affect some of the more than four dozen Illinoisans charged so far.
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