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Subject: I'm just *shocked* - Feds absused their power in prosecuting Jan 6 protestors.
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:37:40 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jan. 6
defendant and former Pennsylvania police officer Joseph Fischer,
significantly affecting the Justice Departments approach to
prosecuting those involved in the 2021 Capitol riot.
The 63 decision narrows the scope of an obstruction charge that the
DOJ has brought against more than 350 riot defendants for their
conduct on Jan. 6.
The case revolved around whether the federal statute Section
1512(c)(2) was appropriately applied to defendants, including Fischer
and former President Donald Trump, who faced charges of corruptly
obstructing an official proceeding.
The decision was mixed along mostly ideological lines, with
Biden-appointed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joining the conservative
majority and Trump-appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the
liberal bloc.
Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the majority opinion, said the
law would have swallowed up its surrounding provisions if it was
interpreted too broadly. The first half of the 1512(c) provision
prohibits interfering with an official proceeding, such as the
certification of an election, by physically destroying or manipulating
records, or attempting to do so. The second half, which is what
Fischer was charged with, adds that it is unlawful to otherwise
obstruct an official proceeding.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/3041195/supreme-court-rules-against-biden-doj-in-high-stakes-jan-6-case/