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In a historic move, a Jan. 6 prisoner has taken his challenge of the infamous obstruction charge, levied against him and hundreds of other Jan. 6 prisoners and defendants, all the way to the Supreme Court. On July 7, attorneys for Jan. 6 prisoner Edward Jacob (Jake) Lang filed a document with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) challenging the government’s obstruction of Congress charge—one of the most common felony charges used against Jan. 6 defendants—which carries a 20-year prison sentence. “We filed what’s called a writ of certiorari, or a request to the Supreme Court to hear...

Law professor Tim Canova wrote an op-ed recently about a case before the US Supreme Court, which is yet to get much notice. Canova wrote that a ruling in this case by the high court could have a major impact- even going as far as overturning the national 2020 election. “The case of Brunson v. Adams, not even reported in the mainstream media, was filed pro se by ordinary American citizens,” Canova wrote. Here is Canova’s cred according to his bio: Canova is a Professor of Law and Public Finance at NSU Shepard Broad College of Law, with broad experience...