The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal from John Nassif, a January 6 defendant who challenged a law that bans “parading, picketing, and demonstrating” at the US Capitol as a violation of the First Amendment.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear arguments from a January 6 rioter that a law preventing demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol violates the First Amendment. John Nassif, who was sentenced in August 2022 to seven months in prison for his role in the event at the Capitol Building,

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from John Nassif, a Florida man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Nassif challenged the constitutionality of a law that bans “parading,