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2024-06-28 -Land of the Free
SCOTUS Hands DOJ another J6 Loss
[Townhall] In a 6-3 opinion, the Supreme Court handed down a massive blow to federal prosecutors, concluding, per SCOTUS Blog’s Amy Howe, that for the statute to be used in this way, there must be evidence to the fact that "the defendant impaired the availability or integrity for use in an official proceeding of records." In a blow to the narrative that the Supreme Court is rogue and right-wing, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the majority. Justice Amy Coney Barrett dissented.

The question before the court was whether the "obstruction of an official proceeding" statute could be used in how the Justice Department weaponized it to go after hundreds of January 6 defendants. The plaintiff, Joseph Fischer, a former police officer, argued that the statute only pertained to evidence tampering in a congressional investigation.

The court reverses the D.C. Circuit, which had adopted a broader reading of the law to allow the charges against Fischer to go forward. The case now goes back to the D.C. Circuit -- which, the court says, can assess whether the indictment can still stand in light of this new and narrower interpretation.
Posted by Bobby 2024-06-28 11:57|| || Front Page|| [11168 views ]  Top
 File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats 

#1 @KurtSchlichter

Wow. This has to be the worst 24 hours for the Democrats since Appomattox
Posted by Frank G 2024-06-28 13:14||   2024-06-28 13:14|| Front Page Top

#2 In a blow to the narrative that the Supreme Court is rogue and right-wing, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the majority. Justice Amy Coney Barrett dissented.

This is what happens when politicians in the other two branches threaten the Justices.

The Justices screw with thir heads.
Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-28 13:17||   2024-06-28 13:17|| Front Page Top

#3 US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charges, siding with Jan. 6 rioters
Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-28 14:25||   2024-06-28 14:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Courtesy of The Red, White and Blue.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-28 16:41||   2024-06-28 16:41|| Front Page Top

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