"Supreme Court Considers Impact on Jan. 6 Prosecutions in Obstruction Case"
TL;DR
The Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges the scope of an obstruction statute, Section 1512(c)(2), which could impact hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants and former President Donald Trump's prosecution. The case, Fischer v. United States, questions the application of the statute to Jan. 6 defendants and its potential impact on their prosecutions. The outcome of this case could have significant implications for the DOJ's charges against Jan. 6 defendants and Trump's election interference case.
Topics:nationlaw-and-politics#donald-trump#jack-smith#jan-6#law-and-politics#obstruction-statute#supreme-court
- Supreme Court To Weigh Case That Could Upend Hundreds Of Jan. 6 Prosecutions Daily Caller
- Supreme Court to weigh if Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstruction The Washington Post
- Jan. 6 defendant asks Supreme Court to throw out obstruction charge SCOTUSblog
- Jan. 6 Obstruction Case at Supreme Court Could Help Trump and Many Others The New York Times
- The Supreme Court May Throw Out Hundreds Of Jan. 6 Convictions HuffPost
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