Trump-appointed judge permanently ends Proud Boys Jan. 6 case, says Constitution left him no choice

A Trump-appointed judge permanently dismissed the Jan. 6 prosecution of four Proud Boys members after the Justice Department requested dismissal, citing constitutional separation-of-powers principles that limit judicial authority over executive charging decisions. The convictions of Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola were vacated by an appeals court before the case was returned to the judge, who ruled he could not block the dismissal.