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Supreme Court Authorizes Dismissal of the Prosecution of Steve Bannon & Colorado Appeals Court Orders Resentencing for Tina Peters

The U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to dismiss Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction, effectively ending the criminal case that had sent him to three months in federal prison. Bannon’s appeal argued he relied on counsel and executive privilege, and the Court’s order follows a request from the Trump administration. In Colorado, the state Court of Appeals ruled that the nine‑year sentence imposed on former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters was based on impermissible First Amendment considerations and ordered resentencing. The appellate panel sent the case back to a new judge for a fresh sentencing hearing.