Appeals court upholds obstruction charge against Jan. 6 rioters.

A federal appeals court panel has upheld the government's use of an obstruction charge against hundreds of defendants arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The complex opinion appears likely to result in additional litigation and leaves questions about the future of the use of the statute. The case is likely to result in further litigation, and the Jan. 6 participants could ask the entire appeals court to review the statute’s use against Capitol riot defendants and potentially bring the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.