High Court Paves Middle Ground For Proceedings Obstruction

By Danya Perry, Josh Stanton and Torie Feldman ( July 5, 2024, 1:12 PM EDT) -- In Fischer v. United States,[1] the U.S. Supreme Court held on June 28 that Section 1512(c)(2), an obstruction of justice charge that has been used to prosecute hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters and former President Donald Trump, applies only to acts that impair the availability or integrity of documents or other things used in an official proceeding....

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