I’ve wondered that.
This is what GROK says:
January 6 defendants in pretrial detention faced several barriers to taking cases to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS):
1. **Legal Hurdles**: Pretrial detention decisions hinge on flight risk or danger to the community, and appellate courts rarely overturn them unless there’s clear error. SCOTUS typically reviews cases with broad legal or constitutional issues, not fact-specific detention rulings.
2. **SCOTUS’s Narrow Scope**: SCOTUS accepts ~1-2% of petitions, prioritizing cases with national significance. Most J6 detention appeals were too individualized to meet this threshold.
3. **Resource Limitations**: Many defendants lacked funds or legal support for SCOTUS appeals, which are costly and time-intensive. Public defenders often focused on trials or pleas instead.
4. **Plea Deals and Pardons**: Over 900 defendants took plea deals to avoid harsher outcomes. Trump’s 2025 pardons of most J6 convicts and clemency for others mooted many appeals.
5. **Court Delays**: D.C. court backlogs delayed cases, pushing defendants toward pleas or resolutions before appeals could reach SCOTUS.
6. **Notable Exception**: The *Fischer v. United States* (2024) SCOTUS case, which limited obstruction charges, indirectly affected some detainees but didn’t focus on detention itself. Other appeals, like those of Kevin Seefried, reached lower courts but rarely SCOTUS.
In essence, legal, practical, and strategic factors—plus post-2025 clemency—limited SCOTUS appeals. Check court records or DOJ releases for case-specific details.
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