The Court on Wednesday agreed to review a ruling by a Washington appeals court concerning felony charges of "obstruction of an official proceeding" that had been lodged against three alleged January 6 protesters, the Associated Press reported.

A district court judge had dismissed the case, but the Biden Department of Justice challenged the decision and an appeals court agreed with Justice Department prosecutors.

The Court is set to hear arguments in the case next year. It is expected to hand down a decision ahead of its recess in June 2024.

In the review, the justices will determine whether former Boston law enforcement officer Joseph Fischer and two other defendants can be charged with the "obstruction" crime under a 2002 law that has also been used to charge some 300 other participants in the disturbance, including Trump.

"Ultimately, a ruling favoring Fischer could upend two of the four counts Trump is facing in the case, one of four criminal prosecutions against him," Bloomberg News reported.

The AP noted that the move by the nation's highest court "could threaten the start of Trump's trial" for the January 6-related charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith.

The trial is currently slated to begin March 4, the day before Super Tuesday. The timing of the trial had immediately sparked allegations of "election interference" from Trump and other conservatives. Trump's attorneys had originally asked for the trial to be held in April 2026, well after the 2024 general election... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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