Jan. 6 Rioters to Mount Challenges After High Court Ruling (2)

Lawyers for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters are gearing up for a fight to wipe out convictions and lower sentences, after the US Supreme Court narrowed a criminal obstruction law used in more than 200 cases.

Attorneys have signaled in court filings at the US District Court for the District of Columbia and in interviews that they plan to request to revive the cases of clients charged under the law for obstructing an official proceeding, but didn’t handle documents or records.

They are expected to ask the trial court to toss convictions or pending charges and for their clients to be ...