Posted on 06/28/2024 9:50:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Fischer v. United States that a federal obstruction law does not apply to January 6 protesters. The case affects hundreds of individuals who participated in the mostly peaceful "breach" of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Those sentences will all need to be reviewed now. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion. Justice Amy Coney Barrett dissented, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan.
Plaintiffs argued that prosecutors misused a felony law, 18 U.S. Code § 1512, which involves tampering with a witness, victim, or informant against J6 suspects. The law was used against people arrested for destroying evidence in the Enron case back in 2001.
Or, as Ballotpedia puts it:
- The issue: The case concerns the legal scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) when prosecuting individuals for obstruction of justice related to the January 6th, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Click here to learn more about the case's background.
- The questions presented: "Did the D.C. Circuit err in construing 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) (“Witness, Victim, or Informant Tampering"). Which prohibits obstruction of congressional inquiries and investigations. to include acts unrelated to investigations and evidence?"[1]
The case stems from J6 suspect Joseph Fischer, who was hit with seven charges, a mix of misdemeanors and felonies. Fischer portends the law, § 1512(c)(2), only covers evidence, not "conduct," and thus should be dropped.
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Female.
You’re one of those people who think there is honesty left in the system
Just calling it based on the level of cynicism I have about the system. If Trump was the clear loser last night, do you really believe the Supreme would have ruled the same so soon?
Amy Coney Barrett sucks...
The only problem I see now is how long will the government drag their feet to hold hearings to dismiss these cases, and free these people? You know they are going to do whatever they can, to delay for as long as possible.
She turned into a lesbian, and sided with her lesbian friends on the court?
Very pleased to see this. The prosecutors’ flagrant abuse of the statute was disgusting.
The decision will lead to further court proceedings, meanwhile innocent patriots languish in jail unfit for a terroists.
What the hell is Barrett doing dissenting on this?
Haven’t had time to read through it yet.
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