The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will not consider a challenge to a misdemeanor charge used against scores of Jan. 6, 2021, rioters for unlawfully "parading” in the Capitol.
Florida native John Nassif was convicted of four misdemeanor counts in connection with the Capitol riot and sentenced to seven months in prison, which he has already served. Federal prosecutors said he led a call-and-response chant, yelling, “Whose house? Our house!” before gaining entry into the Capitol and gesturing to others to join him there.
He appealed one of those convictions on a charge that bars “parading, demonstrating, or........