Justice Barrett Dissents in Ruling for Jan. 6 Defendant

The unusual split occurred in a case challenging a charge brought against hundreds who were in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett at the Supreme Court in Washington, on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/AFP via Getty Images

Justice Amy Coney Barrett dissented in a major ruling that sided with a defendant who challenged an obstruction charge brought against hundreds of other defendants in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, meanwhile, joined the majority opinion offered by Chief Justice John Roberts, but wrote her own concurring opinion.